Orbiraja
Genus of cartilaginous fishes
| Orbiraja | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Batoidea |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Rajidae |
| Genus: | Orbiraja Last, Weigman & Dumale, 2016[1] |
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]
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
- ^ a b c Last, Weigman & Dumale (2016). A new skate genus Orbiraja (Rajiformes: Rajidae) from the Indo-West Pacific. Zootaxa 4184 (1).
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