---
title: "Little Skate"
description: "Leucoraja erinaceus — Peces. The little skate (Leucoraja erinaceus) is a species of skate in the family Rajidae, found from Nova Scotia to North Carolina on sand or gravel habitats."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/little-skate
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Little Skate

> Leucoraja erinaceus — Peces. The little skate (Leucoraja erinaceus) is a species of skate in the family Rajidae, found from Nova Scotia to North Carolina on sand or gravel habitats.

- Scientific name: *Leucoraja erinaceus*
- Category: `fish` (Peces)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar y costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 1609
- iNaturalist taxon: [1383579](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1383579)

## Names

- en: Little Skate
- de: Kleiner Rochen

## Countries with the most observations

US (827), CA (79), BM (3)

## Summary

The little skate (Leucoraja erinaceus) is a species of skate in the family Rajidae, found from Nova Scotia to North Carolina on sand or gravel habitats. They are one of the dominant members of the demersal fish community in the northwestern Atlantic. This species is of minimal commercial importance and is mainly used as bait for lobster traps, though its wings are also marketed for food. It is also important as a model organism for biological and medical research.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: hitchco · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/125337268

## Machine access

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