Spotback Skate [Okamejei hollandi]
Description
The Spotback Skate is a species of skate in the family Rajidae. It is found in the northwest Pacific, particularly in the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea. It is characterized by a diamond-shaped body and a distinctive pattern of dark spots on a light background.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Chordates
Chordata
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Cartilaginous Fish
Chondrichthyes
|
| Order |
Skates
Rajiformes
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| Family |
Softnose Skates
Arhynchobatidae
|
| Genus |
Okamejei Skates
Okamejei
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