pita, Raja (Okamejei) Fricke [R.] & Al-Hassan [L. A. J.] 1995:3, Figs. 1-2 [Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie A (Biologie). No. 529; ref. 22649] Persian Gulf at Fao, Iraq, 29°54'N, 48°25'E, depth 0-15 meters. Holotype (unique): SMNS 14381. Type catalog: Fricke 2005:56 [ref. 29864]. •Valid as Raja pita Fricke & Al-Hassan 1995 -- (Weigmann et al. 2015:29 [ref. 33795], Weigmann 2016:120 [ref. 34211] see remarks as Leucoraja or Rajella, Last & Séret 2016:477 [ref. 34640], Last et al. 2016:23 [ref. 34941] with remarks, Last et al. 2016:328 [ref. 35000], Eagderi et al. 2019:15 [ref. 37020]). •Valid as Okamejei pita (Fricke & Al-Hassan 1995) -- (McEachran & Dunn 1998:285 [ref. 23312], Compagno 1999:492 [ref. 25589], Jeong et al. 2007:62 [ref. 29187], Last et al. 2010:89 [ref. 30852], Ali et al. 2018:303 [ref. 36183], Aschliman & Ebert 2022:584 [ref. 39668]). Current status: Valid as Okamejei pita (Fricke & Al-Hassan 1995). Rajidae. Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf endemic. Habitat: marine.