Sandy ray

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Sandy ray
Illustration of dorsal surface, Jonathan Couch
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Superorder: Batoidea
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Leucoraja
Species:
L. circularis
Binomial name
Leucoraja circularis
(Couch, 1838)
Synonyms

Raia circularis
Raja circularis
Raja falsavela
Raja falsavela intermedia
Raja falsavela maggiore
Raja (Leucoraja) circularis

The sandy ray (Leucoraja circularis) or sandy skate

Rajidae.[3][4]

Description

Diagram from The fishes of Great Britain and Ireland (1884)

It maximum length is 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in), typical adults measuring 70 cm (2.3 ft). It has a short snout with a spinulose reddish-brown dorsal surface, a tail only slightly longer than body, and a white underside. A distinctive feature is the 4–6 creamy-coloured spots on each wing.[5]

Habitat

The sandy ray lives in the

FAO this species should be considered extinct in Mediterranean Sea, but recent records contradict this view.[7]

Behaviour

The sandy ray lays its

bony fish.[8]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Leucoraja circularis.
  1. ^ International), Sonja Fordham (Shark Advocates; Group), Jim Ellis (IUCN SSC Shark Specialist; Group), Rachel Walls (IUCN SSC Shark Specialist; McCully, Sophy (October 30, 2014). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Leucoraja circularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
  2. ISBN 9781420080483
    – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Leucoraja circularis, Sandy ray : Fisheries".
  4. ^ "sandy-ray-leucoraja-circularis-the-shark-trust". yumpu.com.
  5. ^ "MarLIN - The Marine Life Information Network - Sandy ray (Leucoraja circularis)". www.marlin.ac.uk.
  6. ^ "Leucoraja circularis, Sandy ray : fisheries". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  7. ^ Guide of Mediterranean Skates and Rays (Leucoraja circularis). Oct. 2022. Mendez L., Bacquet A. and F. Briand. https://ciesm.org/marine/programs/skatesandrays/leucoraja-circularis/
  8. ISBN 9780643109155
    – via Google Books.


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