Raja mauritaniensis, commonly known as the African ray, is a species of ray in the family Rajidae.

[1] It is found at depths of 50–400 m (160–1,310 ft) in the eastern Atlantic Ocean off Mauritania and Tunisia.

[1] This species was described in 1977, but the currently used scientific name is a homonym, preoccupied by Raja africana Bloch & Schneider, 1801, which is a synonym of Urogymnus asperrimus.

Consequently, a replacement scientific name is needed for the African ray.

[1][2][3] Furthermore, the validity of the African ray has been questioned, with some suggesting that its type specimen may be an aberrant R. miraletus or R.