Rhinobatos albomaculatus Norman, 1930

Edwards, A. J., Gill, A. C. & Abohweyere, P. O., 2003, A revision of F. R. Irvine’s Ghanaian marine fishes in the collections of The Natural History Museum, London, Journal of Natural History 37 (18), pp. 2213-2267 : 2226

* Rhinobatos albomaculatus Norman, 1930

Irvine name. Rhinobatus albomaculatus Norman.

Reference material. Accra, 1930 (Irvine 10), (Irvine 32)— BMNH 1930.3 .24.2 (H  : 570 mm TL), BMNH 1930.8.26.4-5 (one: 562 mm TL), BMNH 1930.8.26.6–7 (three embryos: 160–168 mm TL); Accra, March 1930 (Irvine 98)— BMNH 1930.8 .30.1 (one: 191 mm TL); Accra, March 1938 (Irvine 290) .

Distribution. Gulf of Guinea to Angola (Quéro et al., 1990).

Described as a new species by Norman (1930) on the basis of Irvine’s material. He used -us rather than -os as the generic ending and Irvine followed his precedent.