barnardi, Raja Norman [J. R.] 1935:(39) 43, Fig. 14 [Discovery Reports v. 12; ref. 13911] Off Cape Town, South Africa, 34°S, l7°58'E, southeastern Atlantic, depth 210-173 meters. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1935.5.2.65. •Synonym of Raja leopardus von Bonde & Swart 1923 -- (Hulley 1986:122 [ref. 5672], Stehmann 1990:46, 49 [ref. 19316]). •Valid as Raja barnardi Norman 1935 -- (Stehmann 1995:51 [ref. 22055]). •Valid as Rajella barnardi (Norman 1935) -- (McEachran & Dunn 1998:286 [ref. 23312], Long & McCosker 1999:49 [ref. 23764], Compagno 1999:492 [ref. 25589], Compagno & Ebert 2007:135 [ref. 30471], Weigmann 2016:121 [ref. 34211], McEachran & Séret 2016:1394 [ref. 34551], Last et al. 2016:19 [ref. 34941], Last et al. 2016:334 [ref. 35000], Almeida & Biscoito 2019:158 [ref. 37302], Ebert et al. 2021:85 [ref. 38234], Aschliman & Ebert 2022:588 [ref. 39668], Fermon et al. 2022:105 [ref. 39448], Leeney 2024:78 [ref. 40985]). Current status: Valid as Rajella barnardi (Norman 1935). Rajidae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic, southwestern Indian Ocean: Mauritania south to Cape of Good Hope (South Africa), including Cape Verde Islands, then east to Eastern Cape (South Africa). Habitat: marine.