Cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus)

Scientific name: Leucoraja naevus M?ller & Henle, 1841

Cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus)

The Cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) is a marine fish of the family Rajidae. Native range: Eastern Atlantic, Kattegat and North Sea, around Great Britain, Ireland and the Mediterranean to Morocco and Senegal.

Biology

Feed on all kinds of bottom animals. Oviparous. Distinct pairing with embrace. Young may tend to follow large objects, such as their mother. Eggs are oblong capsules with stiff pointed horns at the corners deposited in sandy or muddy flats. Egg capsules are 5.0-7.0 cm long and 3.1-3.9 cm wide. Around 70-150 eggs are laid per individual annually.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Leucoraja naevus
Family
Rajidae (Skates)
Order
Rajiformes (Skates and Rays)
Class
Elasmobranchii (Sharks and Rays)
Maximum length
71.0
Common length
40.0
Depth range
20–500 m (66–1640 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 20 - 500 m, usually 20 - 250 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Kattegat and North Sea, around Great Britain, Ireland and the Mediterranean to Morocco and Senegal.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: public aquariums
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.11-0.16; tm=8-9; tmax=28; Fec

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Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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