Okamejei meerdervoortii

(Bleeker, 1860)

Bigeye skate
Classification: Elasmobranchii Rajiformes Rajidae

Reference of the original description

Bleeker, P. (1860)
Zesde bijdrage tot de kennis der vischfauna van Japan. Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo–Neêrlandicae, 8(art. 1), 1–104

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Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Okamejei meerdervoorti, Raja macrophthalma, Raja meerdervcortii, Raja meerdervoorti, Raja meerdervoortii, Raja (Okamejei) macrophthalma, Raja (Okamejei) meerdervoorti, Raja (Okamejei) meerdervoortii, Raja (Okamejei) porosa meerdervoorti

Types
Okamejei meerdervoortii
Paralectotype: RMNH: 7432
Raja macrophthalma
XXXX: No types known;

Description :

Citation: Okamejei meerdervoortii (Bleeker, 1860): In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 12/2024

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Common names
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Bigeye skate

Distribution
Western Pacific: Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan to the East China Sea as far south as the northernmost parts of the Okinawa Trough, and the Sea of Genkai [3748]. Reported from Taiwan [20068], China and the Philippines (Ref. 8630). Source: www.gbif.org

Biology
Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk [733]. Distinct pairing with embrace. Young may tend to follow large objects, such as their mother [17086].

Size / Weight / Age
37.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; [3748]); 37 cm TL (female)

Habitat
demersal; marine; depth range 70 - 90 m [3748]

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=4314;