---
title: "Cuckoo Skate"
description: "Leucoraja naevus — Fish. Leucoraja naevus, commonly known as the cuckoo skate or the cuckoo ray, is a species of fish belonging to the family Rajidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/cuckoo-skate
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Cuckoo Skate

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

- Scientific name: *Leucoraja naevus*
- Category: `fish` (Fish)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 76
- Wikidata: [Q2473297](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2473297)
- iNaturalist taxon: [104539](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/104539)

## Names

- en: Cuckoo Skate
- de: Kuckucksrochen
- es: Raya santiaguesa
- fr: Raie fleurie
- nl: Grootoogrog
- pl: Raja dwuplama

## Countries with the most observations

GB (34), FR (5), PT (5), IM (3)

## Summary

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

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucoraja_naevus

## Photo

![Cuckoo Skate](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/cuckoo-skate/medium.jpg)

Photo: Cristina Hutchison · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/346620859

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/cuckoo-skate?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).