Leucoraja longirostris Weigmann, Stehmann, Séret & Ishihara, 2024
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Leucoraja longirostris, the brown longnose skate, is a medium-sized species of the genus Leucoraja with disc rhombic to (in adult male) evenly inverse heart-shaped, with broadly rounded outer corners and with body length to mid-vent about equal to tail length from mid-vent. Preorbital snout length 17.2–22.3% TL and distance between first gill slits 11.6–12.9% of TL. Orbits moderately large, horizontal diameter 1.0–1.2 times interorbital width. Dorsal disc largely devoid of denticles, ventrally spinules at least on snout tip. Thorn pattern pronounced with ~5–20 rostral thorns, a half ring of 3–5 thorns on each orbital rim, 1 supraspiracular and 1 interspiracular thorn per side, 3–5 median nuchal thorns, 0–3 lateral nuchal thorns per side, 1–2 suprascapular thorns, 0–2 lateral scapular thorns, 2–3 scapular thorns per side, a median row of 34–41 thorns from behind the shoulder girdle to just before the origin of the first dorsal fin, no interdorsal thorns, and 2–4 parallel rows of thorns on tail.
Wikipedia contributors, Leucoraja longirostris; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:03:14.540426+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Leucoraja longirostris Weigmann, Stehmann, Séret & Ishihara, 2024
- Name authority
- Weigmann, Stehmann, Séret & Ishihara, 2024
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Rajiformes
- Family
- Rajidae
- Genus
- Leucoraja
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumChondrichthyes
- classElasmobranchii
- subclassNeoselachii
- infraclassBatoidea
- orderRajiformes Berg, 1940
- familyRajidae de Blainville, 1816
- genusLeucoraja Malm, 1877
- speciesLeucoraja longirostris Weigmann, Stehmann, Séret & Ishihara, 2024
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Leucoraja. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| sandy rayLeucoraja circularis (Couch, 1838) | RajidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Leucoraja compagnoi (Stehmann, 1995) | RajidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maltese rayLeucoraja melitensis (Clark, 1926) | RajidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Leucoraja yucatanensis (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1950) | RajidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Weigmann, S., Stehmann, M. F. W., Séret, B., & Ishihara, H. (2024). Description of a Remarkable New Skate Species of Leucoraja Malm, 1877 (Rajiformes, Rajidae) from the Southwestern Indian Ocean: Introducing 3D Modeling as an Innovative Tool for the Visualization of Clasper Characters. Biology, 13. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology13060405 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:PY55N. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.