Leucoraja naevus: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Leucoraja naevus Leucoraja naevus Near threatened

Where the leucoraja naevus lives – recorded in 7 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 48,225 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See rays, skates & chimaeras on the world map

Scientific name	Leucoraja naevus
Group	Rays, skates & chimaeras
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	7 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Rajiformes
Family	Rajidae

Where does the leucoraja naevus live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the leucoraja naevus in 7 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the leucoraja naevus endangered?

The leucoraja naevus’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the leucoraja naevus?

The leucoraja naevus (Leucoraja naevus) is a cartilaginous fish in the order Rajiformes and the family Rajidae, genus Leucoraja. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the leucoraja naevus

Leucoraja naevus, commonly known as the cuckoo skate or the cuckoo ray, is a species of fish belonging to the family Rajidae.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Leucoraja naevus (revision 1381407333), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2473297 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).