Scientific synonyms
Raja asperrima Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Raja asperrima Nardo, 1827
Rhachinotus asperrimus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Raja africana Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Urogymnus africanus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Urogymnosus africanus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Rachinotus africanus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Anacanthus africanus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Urogymnus aperrimus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Urogymnus rhombeus Klunzinger, 1871
Other names
= Black Spotted Ray
= Porcupine Ray
= Porcupineray
= Roughskin Stingaree
= Thorny Ray