Ornate skate

Okamejei ornata

Beige rings gather brown spots into rosettes

Ornate skate is a marine fish of Northwestern Indian Ocean. The species occupies marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 41.8 cm.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Skates
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Okamejei
Maximum length: 41.8 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean: upper slope off Socotra Islands, south of Yemen and east of the Horn of Africa.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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