asperula, Bathyraja Garrick [J. A. F.] & Paul [L. J.] 1974:363, Figs. 8, 10 [Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand v. 4 (no. 3); ref. 7421] Southeast of Mayor Island, 37°25'S, 176°29'E, New Zealand, depth 190-200 fathoms. Holotype: NMNZ P.5463. Paratypes: NMNZ P.3561 (1), P.3638 (1), P.5191 (2), P.5192 (1), P.5221 (1), P.5458 (1), P.5459 (2), P.5460 (1), P.5461 (1), P.5462 (?2). Type catalog: Hardy 1990:6 [ref. 18942]. Orig. says 5462 (3), type cat. says (2); 5460 not mentioned in type cat. MDH 5/94. •Valid as Pavoraja asperula (Garrick & Paul 1974) -- (McEachran 1984:55 [ref. 5225]). •Valid as Notoraja asperula (Garrick & Paul 1974) -- (McEachran & Dunn 1998:286 [ref. 23312], Compagno 1999:489 [ref. 25589], Last & Yearsley 2002:1641 [ref. 26568], Last & McEachran 2006:66 [ref. 28589]). •See also Ishihara in Amaoka et al. 1990:82 [ref. 16024]. •Valid as Brochiraja asperula (Garrick & Paul 1974) -- (Last & McEachran 2006:89 [ref. 28589], Last & Séret 2012:47 [ref. 31736], Naylor et al. 2012:102 [ref. 32267] see remarks, Stewart & Last 2015:188 [ref. 34225], Weigmann 2016:97 [ref. 34211], Last et al. 2016:28 [ref. 34941], Last et al. 2016:429 [ref. 35005]). Current status: Valid as Brochiraja asperula (Garrick & Paul 1974). Arhynchobatidae. Distribution: New Zealand region. Habitat: marine.