Little skate: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the little skate lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Leucoraja erinacea
Group	Rays, skates & chimaeras
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Rajiformes
Family	Rajidae

Where does the little skate live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the little skate in 2 countries and territories across North America.

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 little skate endangered?

The little skate’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the little skate?

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

About the little skate

The little skate (Leucoraja erinaceus) is a species of skate in the family Rajidae, found from Nova Scotia to North Carolina on sand or gravel habitats. 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 mainly used as bait for lobster traps, though its wings are also marketed for food. It is also important as a model organism for biological and medical research.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Little skate (revision 1376886905), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1913942 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).