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Sandy ray

Leucoraja circularis (Couch, 1838)

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The sandy ray (Leucoraja circularis) is a species in the family Rajidae, order Rajiformes.

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Quick facts about the sandy ray

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the sandy ray live?

Not recorded

Is the sandy ray endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the sandy ray classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderRajiformes
  5. familyRajidae
  6. genusLeucoraja
  7. SpeciesLeucoraja circularis (Couch, 1838)

Synonyms Raia circularis, Raja circularis, Raja falsavela, Raja falsavela intermedia, Raja falsavela maggiore

Other names and names in other languages (27)
  • Cuckoo rayEnglish
  • Sandy skateEnglish
  • raya de puntosAsturian
  • rea florienBreton
  • rejnok kruhovýCzech
  • morgath gronWelsh
  • sandrokkeDanish
  • SandrochenGerman
  • ΣτρογγυλόβατοςGreek
  • Raya falsa velaSpanish
  • hietarauskuFinnish
  • raie de sableFrench
  • Razza rotondaItalian
  • apvalioji rajaLithuanian
  • sandskateNorwegian Bokmål
  • zandrogDutch
  • sandskateNorwegian Nynorsk
  • raja piaskowaPolish
  • Raia-de-São-PedroPortuguese
  • круглый скатRussian
  • Yuvarlak VatozTurkish
  • Скат піщанийUkrainian
  • Morgathod CrwnWelsh
  • Sand-RochenGerman
  • raya falsa-velaSpanish
  • raie circulaireFrench
  • kum vatozu balığıTurkish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the sandy ray

Other species in the same genus Leucoraja.

Sandy ray

Leucoraja naevus

RajidaeNo free photo yet

Maltese ray

Leucoraja melitensis

RajidaeNo free photo yet

Big skate

Leucoraja ocellata

RajidaeNo free photo yet

CompareSandy ray vs Shagreen raySandy ray vs Sandy raySandy ray vs Maltese raySandy ray vs Big skate

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the sandy ray?

The sandy ray (Leucoraja circularis) belongs to the family Rajidae in the order Rajiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Sandy ray (Leucoraja circularis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/leucoraja-circularis

MLA

“Sandy ray (Leucoraja circularis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/leucoraja-circularis.

BibTeX
@misc{leucoraja_circularis_2026,
  title = {Sandy ray (Leucoraja circularis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/leucoraja-circularis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}