Orbiraja | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Order: | Rajiformes |
Family: | Rajidae |
Genus: | Orbiraja Last, Weigmann & Dumale, 2016 |
Type species | |
Okamejei jensenae Last & Lim, 2010 |
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 & A. P. K. Lim, 2010) (Sulu Sea skate)
- Orbiraja philipi (Lloyd, 1906)
- Orbiraja powelli (Alcock, 1898) (Indian ringed skate)
References
- ^ Last, Weigmann & Dumale (2016). A new skate genus Orbiraja (Rajiformes: Rajidae) from the Indo-West Pacific. Zootaxa 4184 (1).
Taxon identifiers | |
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Orbiraja |
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