sapphira, Notoraja Séret [B.] & Last [P. R.] 2009:25, Figs. 1--7 [Zootaxa No. 2153; ref. 30312] Norfolk Ridge, 34°17'84"S, 168°25'82"E, depth 1251-1268 meters. Holotype: NMNZ P 39528. Paratypes: CSIRO H 6071-01 (1); MNHN 1997-3591 (1); NMNZ P 39536 (1); MV A 25171-002 (1). •Valid as Notoraja sapphira Séret & Last 2009 -- (Fricke et al. 2011:347 [ref. 31242] in part, Séret & Last 2012:339 [ref. 32072], Stewart & Last 2015:195 [ref. 34225], Weigmann 2016:99 [ref. 34211], Concha et al. 2016:185 [ref. 34401] as saphira, Last et al. 2016:28 [ref. 34941], Last et al. 2016:447 [ref. 35005], White et al. 2017:229 [ref. 35200]). Current status: Valid as Notoraja sapphira Séret & Last 2009. Arhynchobatidae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Norfolk Ridge and south to New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.