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''Orbiraja'' is a genus of small skates in the family Rajidae from the western and central
Indo-Pacific The Indo-Pacific is a vast biogeographic region of Earth. In a narrow sense, sometimes known as the Indo-West Pacific or Indo-Pacific Asia, it comprises the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the ...
. Prior to 2016, they were included in the genus ''
Okamejei ''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 ...
''.


Species

There are three species in the genus: * ''
Orbiraja jensenae ''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 ...
'' ( Last & A. P. K. Lim, 2010) (Sulu Sea skate) * ''
Orbiraja philipi ''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''. Species There are three species in the genus: * ''Orbiraja jensenae'' (Last ...
'' (
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, 1906)
* ''
Orbiraja powelli ''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''. Species There are three species in the genus: * ''Orbiraja jensenae'' (Last ...
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, 1898)
(Indian ringed skate)


References

Rajidae Ray genera {{Rajiformes-stub