An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyan fishes inhabiting the northern Gulf of Mexico Part 1: Batoidea Jones, Christian M. Driggers Iii, William B. Hannan, Kristin M. Hoffmayer, Eric R. Jones, Lisa M. Raredon, Sandra J. Zootaxa 2020 2020-06-26 4803 2 281 315 (Bigelow and Schroeder, 1951 a) Bigelow and Schroeder 1951 [151,813,1475,1502] Chondrichthyes Rajidae Leucoraja GBIF Animalia Rajiformes 9 290 Chordata species lentiginosa   Distribution.While generally reported from northwestern Florida to the Texas/ Mexicoborder in the northern GOM, NMFS SEFSC trawl surveys have captured this species as far south as southern Florida, at the approximate level of Everglades City, Florida. This species has been reported from depths of 55 to 590 m.  First Record in   GOM. Thisspecies was originally described ( Bigelow and Schroeder 1951a) from specimens collected in 1951 intheGOM aboard the  RV Oregon. Whilethe holotype( USNM 153552) was collected from the Campeche Bankin the southern  GOM, the type series contains paratypes( USNM 153553to 153555and MCZ37197) collected from the northern  GOMoff of Cape San Blas and Pensacola, Florida( Springer and Bullis 1956).   Remarks.This species was considered by McEachran (1977)to be a subspecies of  Raja garmani. McEachran and Dunn (1998)elevated the subgenus  LeucorajaMalm, 1877to the level of genus and separated  Leucoraja lentiginosafrom  Leucoraja garmani. This separation has recently been supported by molecular work (G. Naylor, personal communication).  Conservation Status.Data Deficient GOM This 9 290 1 RV Bank While 9 290 USNM 153552 1 Oregon holotype GOM, MCZ 9 290 USNM 153553, 153555 1 Oregon paratype [550,1426,1829,1856] GOM Florida 9 290 1 Florida paratype