WoRMS taxon details
Okamejei kenojei (Bürger in Müller & Henle, 1841)
279183 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:279183)
accepted
Species
Dipturus kenojei (Bürger in Müller & Henle, 1841) · unaccepted
Raja atriventralis Fowler, 1934 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Raja fusca Garman, 1885 · unaccepted
Raja japonica Nyström, 1887 · unaccepted
Raja karagea Tanaka, 1927 · unaccepted
Raja katsukii Tanaka, 1927 · unaccepted
Raja kenojei Bürger in Müller & Henle, 1841 · unaccepted
Raja porosa Günther, 1874 · unaccepted
Raja tobae Tanaka, 1927 · unaccepted
Raja tobae Tanaka, 1916 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Raja kenojei Bürger in Müller & Henle, 1841) Müller, J.; Henle, F. G. J. (1838-1841). Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen. <em>Veit und Comp., Berlin.</em> i-xxii + 1-200, 60 pls. [Pp. 1-28 published in 1838, reset pp. 27-28, 29-102 in 1839, i-xxii + 103-200 in 1841. Please note the different authors responsible for some species.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6352890#page/39/mode/1up [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Okamejei kenojei (Bürger in Müller & Henle, 1841). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=279183 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Raja fusca Garman, 1885) Garman, S. (1885). Notes and descriptions taken from selachians in the U. S. National Museum. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 8 (no. 482): 39-44., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.482.39 [details]
original description (of Raja japonica Nyström, 1887) Nyström, E. (1887). Redogörelse för den Japanska Fisksamlingen i Upsala Universitets Zoologiska Museum. Bihang till Kongl. <em>Svenska vetenskaps-akademiens handlingar. Stockholm.</em> v. 13 (pt 4) No. 4: 1-54. [details]
original description (of Raja karagea Tanaka, 1927) Tanaka, S. (1927). Figures and descriptions of the fishes of Japan, including Riukiu Islands, Bonin Islands, Formosa, Kurile Islands, Korea and southern Sakhalin. <em>Maruzen, Tokyo.</em> v. 40: 757-784, Pls. 167-169. [In Japanese and English. Also contains an index to v. 31-40, p. 1-18.]. [details]
original description (of Raja katsukii Tanaka, 1927) Tanaka, S. (1927). Figures and descriptions of the fishes of Japan, including Riukiu Islands, Bonin Islands, Formosa, Kurile Islands, Korea and southern Sakhalin. <em>Maruzen, Tokyo.</em> v. 40: 757-784, Pls. 167-169. [In Japanese and English. Also contains an index to v. 31-40, p. 1-18.]. [details]
original description (of Raja kenojei Bürger in Müller & Henle, 1841) Müller, J.; Henle, F. G. J. (1838-1841). Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen. <em>Veit und Comp., Berlin.</em> i-xxii + 1-200, 60 pls. [Pp. 1-28 published in 1838, reset pp. 27-28, 29-102 in 1839, i-xxii + 103-200 in 1841. Please note the different authors responsible for some species.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6352890#page/39/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Raja porosa Günther, 1874) Günther, A. (1874). Third notice of a collection of fishes made by Mr. Swinhoe in China. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4).</em> v. 13 (no. 74) (art. 23): 154-159., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937408680829 [details]
original description (of Raja tobae Tanaka, 1916) Tanaka, S. (1916). A new species of Japanese fish. <em>Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo.</em> 28(334): 313-314 [In Japanese. English translation by K. Matsubara in files at Calif. Acad. Sciences. Tanaka translated title as "One new species of fish from Japan."]. [details]
original description (of Raja atriventralis Fowler, 1934) Fowler, H. W. (1934). Descriptions of new fishes obtained 1907 to 1910, chiefly in the Philippine Islands and adjacent seas. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> v. 85 (for 1933): 233-367. [details]
original description (of Raja japonica Nyström, 1887) Nyström, E. (1887). Redogörelse för den Japanska Fisksamlingen i Upsala Universitets Zoologiska Museum. Bihang till Kongl. <em>Svenska vetenskaps-akademiens handlingar. Stockholm.</em> v. 13 (pt 4) No. 4: 1-54. [details]
original description (of Raja karagea Tanaka, 1927) Tanaka, S. (1927). Figures and descriptions of the fishes of Japan, including Riukiu Islands, Bonin Islands, Formosa, Kurile Islands, Korea and southern Sakhalin. <em>Maruzen, Tokyo.</em> v. 40: 757-784, Pls. 167-169. [In Japanese and English. Also contains an index to v. 31-40, p. 1-18.]. [details]
original description (of Raja katsukii Tanaka, 1927) Tanaka, S. (1927). Figures and descriptions of the fishes of Japan, including Riukiu Islands, Bonin Islands, Formosa, Kurile Islands, Korea and southern Sakhalin. <em>Maruzen, Tokyo.</em> v. 40: 757-784, Pls. 167-169. [In Japanese and English. Also contains an index to v. 31-40, p. 1-18.]. [details]
original description (of Raja kenojei Bürger in Müller & Henle, 1841) Müller, J.; Henle, F. G. J. (1838-1841). Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen. <em>Veit und Comp., Berlin.</em> i-xxii + 1-200, 60 pls. [Pp. 1-28 published in 1838, reset pp. 27-28, 29-102 in 1839, i-xxii + 103-200 in 1841. Please note the different authors responsible for some species.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6352890#page/39/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Raja porosa Günther, 1874) Günther, A. (1874). Third notice of a collection of fishes made by Mr. Swinhoe in China. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4).</em> v. 13 (no. 74) (art. 23): 154-159., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937408680829 [details]
original description (of Raja tobae Tanaka, 1916) Tanaka, S. (1916). A new species of Japanese fish. <em>Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo.</em> 28(334): 313-314 [In Japanese. English translation by K. Matsubara in files at Calif. Acad. Sciences. Tanaka translated title as "One new species of fish from Japan."]. [details]
original description (of Raja atriventralis Fowler, 1934) Fowler, H. W. (1934). Descriptions of new fishes obtained 1907 to 1910, chiefly in the Philippine Islands and adjacent seas. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> v. 85 (for 1933): 233-367. [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Swarthy skateSpiny rasp skateOcellate spot skate | [details] |
| Japanese | コモンカスベ | [details] |
| Russian | Японский скат | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (31 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Raja katsukii Tanaka, 1927)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Raja tobae Tanaka, 1916)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Raja tobae Tanaka, 1927)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Raja kenojei Bürger in Müller & Henle, 1841)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Raja porosa Günther, 1874)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Raja japonica Nyström, 1887)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Raja fusca Garman, 1885)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Raja porosa Günther, 1874)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Okamejei kenojei)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Dipturus kenojei (Bürger in Müller & Henle, 1841))
To FishBase (from synonym Raja fusca Garman, 1885)
To FishBase (from synonym Raja karagea Tanaka, 1927)
To FishBase (from synonym Raja katsukii Tanaka, 1927)
To FishBase (from synonym Raja kenojei Bürger in Müller & Henle, 1841)
To FishBase (from synonym Raja tobae Tanaka, 1927)
To FishBase (from synonym Raja japonica Nyström, 1887)
To FishBase (from synonym Raja porosa Günther, 1874)
To FishBase (from synonym Raja tobae Tanaka, 1916)
To GenBank (1440 nucleotides; 65 proteins) (from synonym Raja kenojei Bürger in Müller & Henle, 1841)
To GenBank (1440 nucleotides; 65 proteins) (from synonym Raja porosa Günther, 1874)
To GenBank (1440 nucleotides; 65 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Okamejei kenojei FIN032871 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Raja fusca RAD109921-001) (from synonym Raja fusca Garman, 1885)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Raja fusca RAD109921-002) (from synonym Raja fusca Garman, 1885)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Raja katsukii Tanaka, 1927)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Raja tobae Tanaka, 1916)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Raja tobae Tanaka, 1927)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Raja kenojei Bürger in Müller & Henle, 1841)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Raja porosa Günther, 1874)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Raja japonica Nyström, 1887)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Raja fusca Garman, 1885)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Raja porosa Günther, 1874)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Okamejei kenojei)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Dipturus kenojei (Bürger in Müller & Henle, 1841))
To FishBase (from synonym Raja fusca Garman, 1885)
To FishBase (from synonym Raja karagea Tanaka, 1927)
To FishBase (from synonym Raja katsukii Tanaka, 1927)
To FishBase (from synonym Raja kenojei Bürger in Müller & Henle, 1841)
To FishBase (from synonym Raja tobae Tanaka, 1927)
To FishBase (from synonym Raja japonica Nyström, 1887)
To FishBase (from synonym Raja porosa Günther, 1874)
To FishBase (from synonym Raja tobae Tanaka, 1916)
To GenBank (1440 nucleotides; 65 proteins) (from synonym Raja kenojei Bürger in Müller & Henle, 1841)
To GenBank (1440 nucleotides; 65 proteins) (from synonym Raja porosa Günther, 1874)
To GenBank (1440 nucleotides; 65 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Okamejei kenojei FIN032871 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Raja fusca RAD109921-001) (from synonym Raja fusca Garman, 1885)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Raja fusca RAD109921-002) (from synonym Raja fusca Garman, 1885)
To ITIS
