erinaceus, Raja Mitchill [S. L.] 1825:290 [American Journal of Science and Arts v. 9; ref. 17778] Barnegat and southeast of Sandy Hook, New Jersey, U.S.A. No types known. "Erinaceus" is a noun in apposition, meaning hedgehog, and does not change its ending (Chris Scharpf, pers. comm., 2/22). •Valid as Raja erinacea Mitchill 1825 -- (McEachran & Martin 1977:121 [ref. 21983], Robins & Ray 1986:38 [ref. 23100], Scott & Scott 1988:41 [ref. 25518], McAllister 1990:37 [ref. 14674], Murdy et al. 1997:41 [ref. 23144]). •Valid as Leucoraja erinacea (Mitchill 1825) -- (McEachran & Dunn 1998:286 [ref. 23312], Compagno 1999:491 [ref. 25589], McEachran in Collette & Klein-MacPhee 2002:67 [ref. 26158], Nelson et al. 2004:55 [ref. 27807], Last et al. 2008:145 [ref. 29653], Page et al. 2013:55 [ref. 32708], Weigmann 2016:112 [ref. 34211], Last et al. 2016:18 [ref. 34941], Last et al. 2016:282 [ref. 35000]). •Valid as Leucoraja erinaceus (Mitchill 1825) -- (Simian et al. 2022:374 [ref. 40776], Page et al. 2023:44 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Leucoraja erinaceus (Mitchill 1825). Rajidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Newfoundland (Canada) south to northern North Carolina (U.S.A.). IUCN (2020): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.