lessae, Gymnura Yokota [L.] & Carvalho [M. R. de] 2017:20, Figs. many [Zootaxa 4332 (no. 1); ref. 35853] North Carolina, Beaufort. Holotype: USNM 51940. Paratypes: USNM. •Valid as Gymnura lessae Yokota & Carvalho 2017 -- (Ehemann et al. 2018:27 [ref. 36194], Jones et al. 2020:297 [ref. 37610], Gales et al. 2023:[3] [ref. 40704], Page et al. 2023:47 [ref. 40505], Ehemann et al. 2024:563 [ref. 41359], Fricke et al. 2024:101 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Gymnura lessae Yokota & Carvalho 2017. Gymnuridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Virginia south to Florida (U.S.A.), including Gulf of Mexico and northern Caribbean Sea. IUCN (2019): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.
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