''Okamejei'' is a
genus
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of small
skates in the
family
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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, 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'':
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* '' Okamejei acutispina'' ( Ishiyama, 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
A last is a mechanical form shaped like a human foot. It is used by shoemakers and cordwainers in the manufacture and repair of shoes. Lasts typically come in pairs and have been made from various materials, including hardwoods, cast iron, an ...
& Gledhill, 2008 (Arafura skate)
* '' Okamejei boesemani'' ( Ishihara, 1987) (Boeseman's skate)
* '' Okamejei cairae'' Last
A last is a mechanical form shaped like a human foot. It is used by shoemakers and cordwainers in the manufacture and repair of shoes. Lasts typically come in pairs and have been made from various materials, including hardwoods, cast iron, an ...
, Fahmi & Ishihara, 2010 (Borneo sand skate)
* '' Okamejei heemstrai'' ( McEachran & Fechhelm, 1982) (East African skate)
* '' Okamejei hollandi'' ( 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 ...
'' ( J. P. Müller & Henle Henle can refer to:
* Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle, a German physician, pathologist and anatomist (1809–1885)
** Loop of Henle in the kidney, named after Henle
*Fritz Henle, a photographer, known as "Mr. Rollei" for his use of the 2.25" square for ...
, 1841) (Ocellate spot skate)
* '' Okamejei leptoura'' Last
A last is a mechanical form shaped like a human foot. It is used by shoemakers and cordwainers in the manufacture and repair of shoes. Lasts typically come in pairs and have been made from various materials, including hardwoods, cast iron, an ...
& Gledhill, 2008 (Thin-tail skate)
* '' Okamejei meerdervoortii'' ( Bleeker, 1860) (Bigeye skate)
* '' Okamejei mengae'' 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
' () or ''problematica'' is a term used for a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Alternatively, such groups are frequently referred to as "enigmatic taxa". In the system of open nomenclature, uncertain ...
'')[
* '' Okamejei schmidti'' ( Ishiyama, 1958) (Browneye skate)
* '' Okamejei panayensis'' Misawa, Babaran & Motomura, 2022
]
References
Rajiformes
Ray genera
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