Raia circularis = Leucoraja circularis (sandy ray)

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English: Leucoraja circularis (Couch, 1838) Sandy ray
Deutsch: Sandrochen (Leucoraja circularis)
Source Jonathan Couch: A history of the fishes of the British islands
Author Jonathan Couch
Source: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/17691#page/184/mode/1up

The sandy ray (Leucoraja circularis) or sandy skate is a species of ray in the family Rajidae. Leucoraja circularis ray lays its eggs between August and November and feeds on benthic invertebrates and small bony fish. The sandy rays live in the demersal zone of the offshore waters of Western Europe and the Mediterranean Sea.

Order: Rajiformes
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Leucoraja
Species: Leucoraja circularis (Couch, 1838)
Synonyms
- Raia circularis
- Raja circularis
- Raja falsavela
- Raja falsavela intermedia
- Raja falsavela maggiore

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