Kingdom Animalia Subclass Elasmobranchii Family Rajidae Scientific name Okamejei kenojei Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Rajiformes Genus Okamejei Higher classification Okamejei | |
Similar Batoids, Portunus trituberculatus, Larimichthys polyactis, Soft‑shell clam, Chinese drum |
The ocellate spot skate, spiny rasp skate, or swarthy skate, (Okamejei kenojei) is a species of skate, family Rajidae, common in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. O. kenojei is a bottom-feeding carnivore that consumes mainly shrimp, fishes, and crabs. Its diet also includes small quantities of amphipods, mysids, cephalopods, euphausiids, copepods, isopods, and polychaetes.
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