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Orbiraja

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Orbiraja
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Orbiraja
Last, Weigmann & Dumale, 2016[1]
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.[1]

Species

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There are three species in the genus:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Last, Weigmann & Dumale (2016). A new skate genus Orbiraja (Rajiformes: Rajidae) from the Indo-West Pacific. Zootaxa 4184 (1).