Little skate
A species of Rough skates Scientific name : Leucoraja erinacea Genus : Rough skates
Little skate, A species of Rough skates
Botanical name: Leucoraja erinacea
Genus: Rough skates
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Often used as bait for lobster traps and other large fish, the little skate is usually harvested as bycatch by commercial fisherman of the northwest Atlantic. It lives on sandy or gravel floors of shallow waters. It is useful for fishmeal, as well as in scientific labs for biochemical and physiological experiments.
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Scientific Classification
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Chordates Class
Sharks and rays Order
Skates and relatives Family
Skates Genus
Rough skates Species
Little skate