Okamejei kenojei (Bürger, 1841)
Ocellate spot skate
Okamejei kenojei
photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Family:  Rajidae (Skates)
Max. size:  57 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 815.7 g
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 20 - 230 m, oceanodromous
Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: Japan, Korea and Taiwan (Ref. 8630). Appears to be confined to the continental shelf off Japan and in the China Seas south to about Xiamen (Ref. 47737).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Bottom-dweller that feeds on invertebrates and bony fish. Oviparous. Distinct pairing with embrace. Young may tend to follow large objects, such as their mother (Ref. 205). Eggs are oblong capsules with stiff pointed horns at the corners deposited in sandy or muddy flats (Ref. 205). Egg capsules are 4.8-6.6 cm long and 2.9-3.7 cm wide (Ref. 41249, 41253, 41298). Depth range given by H. Ishihara (pers.comm. 07/07).
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 27 August 2019 (A2d) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  other


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