''Okamejei'' is a genus of small skates in the family Rajidae from the central and western

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, and the north-western Pacific Ocean.

Species

Three species formerly placed in this genus were moved to ''

Orbiraja ''Orbiraja'' is a genus of small Skate (fish), skates in the family Rajidae from the western and central Indo-Pacific. Prior to 2016, they were included in the genus ''Okamejei''. Species There are three species in the genus: * ''Orbiraja jense ...

'' in 2016.Last, Weigman & Dumale (2016). A new skate genus Orbiraja (Rajiformes: Rajidae) from the Indo-West Pacific. Zootaxa 4184 (1). There are currently 14 recognized species in ''Okamejei'': * '' Okamejei acutispina'' (

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, 1958) (Sharpspine skate) * ''

Okamejei arafurensis ''Okamejei'' is a genus of small Skate (fish), skates in the family (biology), family Rajidae from the central and western Indo-Pacific, and the north-western Pacific Ocean. Species Three species formerly placed in this genus were moved to ''Orb ...

'' Last & Gledhill, 2008 (Arafura skate) * '' Okamejei boesemani'' (

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, 1987) (Boeseman's skate) * ''

Okamejei cairae ''Okamejei'' is a genus of small skates in the family Rajidae from the central and western Indo-Pacific, and the north-western Pacific Ocean. Species Three species formerly placed in this genus were moved to ''Orbiraja'' in 2016.Last, Weigma ...

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, 2010 (Borneo sand skate) * ''

Okamejei heemstrai ''Okamejei'' is a genus of small skates in the family Rajidae from the central and western Indo-Pacific, and the north-western Pacific Ocean. Species Three species formerly placed in this genus were moved to '' Orbiraja'' in 2016.Last, Weigma ...

'' ( McEachran & Fechhelm, 1982) (East African skate) * ''

Okamejei hollandi ''Okamejei'' is a genus of small Skate (fish), skates in the family (biology), family Rajidae from the central and western Indo-Pacific, and the north-western Pacific Ocean. Species Three species formerly placed in this genus were moved to ''Orb ...

'' ( D. S. Jordan & R. E. Richardson, 1909) (Yellow-spotted skate) * ''

Okamejei kenojei The ocellate spot skate (''Okamejei kenojei''), also known as the spiny rasp skate or swarthy skate, is a species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiver ...

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, 1841) (Ocellate spot skate) * ''

Okamejei leptoura ''Okamejei'' is a genus of small skates in the family Rajidae from the central and western Indo-Pacific, and the north-western Pacific Ocean. Species Three species formerly placed in this genus were moved to '' Orbiraja'' in 2016.Last, Weigma ...

'' Last & Gledhill, 2008 (Thin-tail skate) * ''

Okamejei meerdervoortii The bigeye skate (''Okamejei meerdervoortii'') is a type of ray in the family Rajidae. The species is commonly found in the Western Pacific. Description Bigeye skate grow to a maximum recorded length of . They are found at depths of . See ...

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'' Jeong, Nakabo & H. L. Wu, 2007 * '' Okamejei ornata'' Weigmann, Stehmann & Thiel, 2015 (Ornate skate)Weigmann, S., Stehmann, M.F.W. & Thiel, R. (2015): ''Okamejei ornata'' n. sp., a new deep-water skate (Elasmobranchii, Rajidae) from the northwestern Indian Ocean off Socotra Islands. ''Deep-Sea Research Part II, 115: 18-29.'' * '' Okamejei pita'' ( R. Fricke & Al-Hassan, 1995) (Pita skate) ('' incertae sedis'') * '' Okamejei schmidti'' (

, 1958) (Browneye skate) * '' Okamejei panayensis'' Misawa, Babaran & Motomura, 2022

References

Rajiformes Ray genera {{Rajiformes-stub