chinensis, Raia Basilewsky [S.] 1855:251 [Nouveaux mémoires de la Société impériale des naturalistes de Moscou v. 10; ref. 200] "Oriental Sea", northern China. No types at ZIN. •Valid as Raja chinensis Basilewsky 1855 -- (Cheng & Zhou 1997:47 [ref. 26385], Weigmann 2016:118 [ref. 34211]). •Valid as Dipturus chinensis (Basilewsky 1855) -- (Last et al. 2016:21 [ref. 34941], Last et al. 2016:248 [ref. 35000]). Current status: Valid as Dipturus chinensis (Basilewsky 1855). Rajidae. Distribution: China to Japan including Taiwan. Habitat: marine.