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Little Skate

Leucoraja erinaceus

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28 photos

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Rhode Island.January 3, February 1, March 2, April 1, May 2, June 1, July 1, August 0, September 0, October 0, November 3, December 1.
Rhode Island109
Massachusetts88
New Jersey44
New York30
Nova Scotia26
Maryland9
Delaware4
Connecticut4
Virginia4
North Carolina3

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Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassCartilaginous Fishes · Chondrichthyes
OrderSkates · Rajiformes
FamilyHardnose Skates · Rajidae
GenusRough Skates · Leucoraja

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