leucosticta, Raja (Leucoraja) Stehmann [M. F. W.] 1971:3, Figs. 3-9, 12 [Archiv für Fischereiwissenschaft v. 22 (no. 1); ref. 7474] West Africa, 4°58'S, 11°20'30"E, eastern Atlantic, depth 200-300 meters. Holotype: IRSNB 522 [ex IRSNB 8545]. Paratypes: IRSNB 523 [ex IRSNB 8495] (1), IRSNB 524 [ex IRSNB 8535] (1); ZMH 25255 [ ex ISH 273-1963] (1). Type catalog: Krefft 1978:6 [ref. 9884], Walschaerts 1987:5 [ref. 20755], Thiel et al. 2009:25 [ref. 30918]. •Valid as Raja leucosticta Stehmann 1971 -- (Stehmann 1990:35 [ref. 19316], Stehmann 1995:109 [ref. 22055]). •Valid as Leucoraja leucosticta (Stehmann 1971) -- (McEachran & Dunn 1998:286 [ref. 23312], Compagno 1999:491 [ref. 25589], Last et al. 2008:145 [ref. 29653], Weigmann 2016:113 [ref. 34211], McEachran & Séret 2016:1390 [ref. 34551], Last et al. 2016:18 [ref. 34941], Last et al. 2016:286 [ref. 35000], Almeida & Biscoito 2019:155 [ref. 37302], Reiner 2019:44 [ref. 38139], Fermon et al. 2022:104 [ref. 39448], Weigmann et al. 2024:38 [ref. 41180]). Current status: Valid as Leucoraja leucosticta (Stehmann 1971). Rajidae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania south to Gabon, including São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: marine.