Family : Rajidae (Skates)
Order : Rajiformes  (skates and rays)
Class : Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays)
Fishbase Name : Indian ringed skate
Fish Name : Okamejei powelli
Max size : 21.0 cm WD (male/unsexed; Ref. 26165); 22 cm WD (female)
Environment : demersal ; depth range 122 - 244 m
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries:
Resilience: Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be Distribution : Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden; Travancore coast, India; and Gulf of Martaban.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Eggs have horn-like projections on the shell (Ref. 205). Very rarely caught by demersal longline fisheries off Java.Utilized for its meat (Ref.58048)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : McEachran, John
Main Ref : McEachran, J.D. and K.A. Dunn. 1998. (Ref. 27314)

India country information
Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses