| Little skate | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Batoidea |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Rajidae |
| Genus: | Leucoraja |
| Species: | L. erinacea
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| Binomial name | |
| Leucoraja erinacea (Mitchill, 1825)
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| Range of the little skate | |
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The little skate (Leucoraja erinacea) is a species of skate in the family Rajidae, found from Nova Scotia to North Carolina on sand or gravel habitats.[2] They are one of the dominant members of the demersal fish community in the northwestern Atlantic. This species is of minimal commercial importance and is mostly used as bait for lobster traps, though its wings are also marketed for food.[3] It is also important as a model organism for biological and medical research.[4]
- ^ Kulka, D.W.; Anderson, B.; Herman, K.; Derrick, D.; Pacoureau, N.; Dulvy, N.K. (2020). "Leucoraja erinacea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161418A124481430. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161418A124481430.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Leucoraja erinacea". FishBase. March 2009 version.
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