hesperafricana, Bathyraja Stehmann [M. F. W.] 1995:10, Figs. 2-4 [Archive of Fishery and Marine Research v. 43 (no. 1); ref. 22055] Off Senegal, 15°02.5'N, 17°30'W, depth 807 meters. Holotype: ZMH 24932 [ex ISH 26-1980]. Paratypes: RMNH 29377-78 (1 + egg capsule); ZIN 48402 (1), 48404 (1). Type catalog: Thiel et al. 2009:16 [ref. 30918]. •Valid as Bathyraja hesperafricana Stehmann 1995 -- (McEachran & Dunn 1998:286 [ref. 23312], Compagno 1999:488 [ref. 25589], Stehmann 2005:S35 [ref. 28647], Stehmann 2005:S53 [ref. 28648], Weigmann 2016:91 [ref. 34211], McEachran & Séret 2016:1388 [ref. 34551], Last et al. 2016:25 [ref. 34941], Last et al. 2016:385 [ref. 35005], Almeida & Biscoito 2019:161 [ref. 37302], Fermon et al. 2022:106 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Bathyraja hesperafricana Stehmann 1995. Arhynchobatidae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Senegal south to Gabon, including Cape Verde Islands. Habitat: marine.