Species: Leucoraja lentiginosa, Freckled skate

nape - triangular patches thorns
center back - 2-5 rows thorns

Leucoraja lentiginosa (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1951)
Freckled skate
Heartshaped disc with front margin slightly concave; snout rigid, slightly projecting, front edge slightly convex; front pectoral rays extending onto ¾ of snout; eyes on top of head, with spiracles immediately behind; nostrils a little in front of mouth, with front lobes from nostrils forming a curtain between them and mouth; 2 small dorsal fins near rear of tail, with tail fin as a fold behind the second dorsal; pelvic fin with 2 distinct lobes joined by membrane, front lobe distinctly shorter than rear lobe; denticles in broad band along front margin of disc; thorns along sides of rostrum, in crescent-shaped arcs along inner margin of eye and spiracle, in triangular patches on nape and shoulders; 2-5 rows of thorns along center of disc, >15 in central row; tail with center row of thorns plus 1-3 side rows.
Upper surface yellowish to pale brown, with numerous scattered small dark and light spots; lower surface yellowish, mucous pores unpigmented.
Reaches 44 cm TL.
Lives on soft bottoms.
Depth range: 53-852 m.
Florida to Costa Rica.

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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore Only
- Inshore
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom
- Bottom only
- Habitat
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- Soft bottom only
- Sand & gravel
- Mud
- FishBase Habitat
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- Demersal
- Feeding Group
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- Carnivore
- Data
- Diet
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- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Octopus/squid/cuttlefish
- Bony fishes
- Data
- Mobile benthic worms
- Egg Type
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- Benthic
- No pelagic phase
- No pelagic larva
- Data
- Global Endemism
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- All species.
- West Atlantic Endemic
- Greater Caribbean endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- All species..
- Continent
- Continent only
- GC endemic
- Gulf of Mexico endemic
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Tropical (10-23N, Nicaragua / Cuba)
- Subtropical (23-35N, Florida / Carolinas / Bermuda)
- IUCN Red List
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- Data deficient
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 44
- Depth Range Min
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- 53
- Depth Range Max
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- 852