caribbaea, Raja garmani McEachran [J. D.] 1977:434 [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 27 (no. 3); ref. 7268] Off Quintana Roo, 21°13'N, 86°27'W, Mexico, depth 457 meters. Holotype: UF 231707 [ex UMML 31707]. Paratypes: MCZ 42424 (1); USNM 222386 (1). •Synonym of Raja garmani Whitley 1939, but a valid subspecies as described -- (Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:147 [ref. 27754], Weigmann 2016:112 [ref. 34211]). •Valid as Leucoraja caribbaea (McEachran 1977) -- (Nelson et al. 2004:55 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:55 [ref. 32708], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:116 [ref. 34398]). •Synonym of Leucoraja yucatanensis (Bigelow & Schroeder 1950) -- (personal communication Ross Robertson email 6/26/2016). •Synonym of Leucoraja garmani (Whitley 1939), but a valid subspecies caribbaea (McEachran 1977) -- (Last et al. 2016:18 [ref. 34941], Fricke et al. 2024:91 [ref. 41622], Weigmann et al. 2024:38 [ref. 41180]). Current status: Synonym of Leucoraja garmani (Whitley 1939). Rajidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic [this subspecies]. Habitat: marine.