mauritaniensis, Raja White [W. T.] & Fricke [R.] 2021:399 [Zootaxa 4970 (no. 2); ref. 38324] Between Cap Blanc and Cap Vert off Mauritania, depth 200 meters. Holotype: MNHN 1977-0206. Paratypes: (4) whereabouts unknown. Replacement name for Raja africana Capapé 1977, preoccupied by Raja africana Bloch & Schneider 1801. •Valid as Raja africana Capapé 1977 -- (Stehmann & Bürkel in Whitehead et al. 1984:183 [ref. 13675], Stehmann 1990:37 [ref. 19316], Stehmann 1995:112 [ref. 22055], McEachran & Dunn 1998:285 [ref. 23312], Compagno 1999:492 [ref. 25589], Psomadakis et al. 2012:15 [ref. 33457], Weigmann 2016:116 [ref. 34211], Séret 2016:1345 [ref. 34545], McEachran & Séret 2016:1386 [ref. 34551], Last & Séret 2016:477 [ref. 34640], Last et al. 2016:22 [ref. 34941] with remarks, Last et al. 2016:317 [ref. 35000], Almeida & Biscoito 2019:148 [ref. 37302], Kovačić et al. 2021:15 [ref. 39014]). •Valid as Raja mauritaniensis White & Fricke 2021 -- (Fermon et al. 2022:104 [ref. 39448] with question). Replacement Name. Current status: Valid as Raja mauritaniensis White & Fricke 2021. Rajidae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania; ?Gabon; records from Mediterranean Sea could not be confirmed [ref. 37963]. Habitat: marine.