herwigi, Raja Krefft [G.] 1965:209, Figs. 1-2 [Archiv für Fischereiwissenschaft v. 15 (no. 3); ref. 9221] Southeast of Boavista Island, Cape Verde Islands, 15°59'N, 22°41'W, depth 57-60 [or 50-70] meters. Holotype (unique): ZMH 25257 [ex ISH 240-1964]. Type catalog: Thiel et al. 2009:24 [ref. 30918]. •Valid as Raja herwigi Krefft 1965 -- (Stehmann 1990:39 [ref. 19316], Stehmann 1995:107 [ref. 22055], Compagno 1999:492 [ref. 25589], Wirtz et al. 2013:116 [ref. 32972], Weigmann 2016:119 [ref. 34211], McEachran & Séret 2016:1399 [ref. 34551], Last & Séret 2016:477 [ref. 34640], Last et al. 2016:22 [ref. 34941], Last et al. 2016:321 [ref. 35000], Almeida & Biscoito 2019:145 [ref. 37302]). Current status: Valid as Raja herwigi Krefft 1965. Rajidae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Cape Verde Islands endemic. Habitat: marine.