Orbiraja

Genus of cartilaginous fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Orbiraja is a genus of small skates in the family Rajidae from the western and central Indo-Pacific. Prior to 2016, they were included in the genus Okamejei.[1]

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Orbiraja
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Orbiraja
Last, Weigmann & Dumale, 2016[1]
Type species
Okamejei jensenae
Last & Lim, 2010
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Species

There are three species in the genus:[1]

  • Orbiraja jensenae (Last & A. P. K. Lim, 2010) (Sulu Sea skate)
  • Orbiraja philipi (Lloyd, 1906)
  • Orbiraja powelli (Alcock, 1898) (Indian ringed skate)

References

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