---
title: "Sandy Skate"
description: "Leucoraja circularis — Fish. The sandy ray (Leucoraja circularis) or sandy skate is a species of ray in the family Rajidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/sandy-skate
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Sandy Skate

> Leucoraja circularis — Fish. The sandy ray (Leucoraja circularis) or sandy skate is a species of ray in the family Rajidae.

- Scientific name: *Leucoraja circularis*
- Category: `fish` (Fish)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 4
- Wikidata: [Q2093604](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2093604)
- iNaturalist taxon: [104531](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/104531)

## Names

- en: Sandy Skate
- de: Sandrochen
- es: Raya falsa vela
- fr: Raie circulaire
- pl: Raja piaskowa

## Summary

The sandy ray (Leucoraja circularis) or sandy skate is a species of ray in the family Rajidae.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Jonathan Couch · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leucoraja_circularis.jpg

## Machine access

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