Raja clavata Linnaeus, 1758

Fermon, Yves, Bailly, Nicolas, Cardiec, Floriane, Causse, Romain, Chartrain, Emmanuel, Chirio, Laurent, Bruyne, Godefroy De, Deynat, Pascal, Hopkins, Carl D., Lamboj, Anton, Mennesson, Marion I., Beh, Jean-Hervé Mve, Paugy, Didier, Sidlauskas, Brian, Sullivan, John P., Weghe, Jean-Pierre Van De, Vigliotta, Thomas R. & Zee, Jouke Van Der, 2022, An annotated checklist of the fishes of Gabon, Cybium 46 (2), pp. 2-3 : 104

Raja clavata Linnaeus, 1758

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 139 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: demersal

Depth range: 5-1020 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: NT – Near threatened (2016)

Source: bibliography

Distribution and remarks: widely distributed in the Atlantic coasts of Africa, and as far south as South Africa and the south-western Indian ocean ( Stehmann, 1995). The status of this species in west and south African waters, and its relationship with Raja (Raja) cf. clavata , which is reported from the waters off Namibia and southern Africa needs further research.