Leucoraja erinaceus

(Mitchill, 1825)


Little skate
Classification: Elasmobranchii Rajiformes Rajidae

Reference of the original description
Mitchill, S.L. (1825)
The hedgehog-ray - a species of Fish taken occasionally near New-York, in the Atlantic Ocean, and now, as is believed, for the first time described American Journal of Science and Arts, 9, 290–293

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Leucoraja erinaceus (Mitchill, 1825)

Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Leucoraja erinacea

Types
Leucoraja erinaceus

Leucoraja erinacea
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Description :


Citation: Leucoraja erinaceus (Mitchill, 1825): In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 08/2025

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Leucoraja erinaceus (Mitchill, 1825), male, adult, coll. no. 3690/79, "Anton Dohrn", stat. 6432/79, 40°04.8'B, 72°07.5'W, 12.11.1979, New York, 78 m depth, leg. by Dr. M. Stehmann © Dr. Simon Weigmann, Elasmobranch Research Laboratory, Hamburg, Germany
Common names
fra \(T\) Raie hérisson, fra \(T\) Raie-hérisson, eng Little common skate, eng Little skate, eng Little summer skate, por Raia-de-verão

Distribution
Western Atlantic: southern Gulf of St. Lawrence and Nova Scotia in Canada to North Carolina, USA. Source: www.gbif.org

Biology
Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk [733]. Distinct pairing with embrace. Young may tend to follow large objects, such as their mother [17086]. Prefers water with lower temperature, with a move inshore in winter and offshore into deeper water in summer. Decapod crustaceans and amphipods serve as important foods; also feeds on polychaetes, isopods, molluscs, fishes. Parasites of the species include: 3 protozoans, 2 myxosporidians, nematode and 2 copepods (Ref. 5951).

Size / Weight / Age
54.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; [20055])

Habitat
demersal; oceanodromous [17660]; marine; depth range 0 - 329 m (Ref. 5951)

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=17672;

Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)
Ciliophora
  • Caliperia brevipes Laird, 1959 [15956]

Cestoda
Nematoda

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