Taxonavigation: Rajiformes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Classis: Chondrichthyes
Subclassis: Elasmobranchii
Superordo: Rajomorphii
Ordo: Rajiformes

Familia: Rajidae
Subfamilia: Rajinae
Genus: Okamejei
Species: Okamejei ornata

Name

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Okamejei ornata Weigmann et al., 2015

  • Holotype: ZMH 25885.
  • Paratypes: (9).

Type locality: Indian Ocean, off Socotra Islands (Yemen), 12116′6″N, 53108′2″E – 12114′7″N, 53106′2″E; 375–380 m depth.

Etymology: The specific name ornata (lat. ornatus = ornate) was used for the species dorsal color pattern of dark brown spots encircled with beige pigment and arranged into rosettes.

Vernacular names

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English: Ornate Skate

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