Biology:Orbiraja
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Short description: Genus of cartilaginous fishes
| Orbiraja | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| 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
Wikidata ☰ Q28432805 entry
