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Winter Skate
Leucoraja ocellata
26 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Little SkateLeucoraja erinaceus
Thorny SkateAmblyraja radiata
Winter FlounderPseudopleuronectes americanus
Rainbow SmeltOsmerus mordax
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Canada | 32,402 |
|---|---|
| Nova Scotia | 15,510 |
| New Brunswick | 7,871 |
| Quebec | 7,707 |
| United States | 3,525 |
| New York | 1,109 |
| Massachusetts | 639 |
| Prince Edward Island | 585 |
| New Jersey | 482 |
| Maine | 337 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Cartilaginous Fishes · Chondrichthyes |
| Order | Skates · Rajiformes |
| Family | Hardnose Skates · Rajidae |
| Genus | Rough Skates · Leucoraja |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Winter Skate with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.