Enables phospholipase A2 activity. Predicted to be involved in arachidonic acid secretion and phospholipid metabolic process. Predicted to act upstream of or within lipid catabolic process. Located in Golgi apparatus and endoplasmic reticulum. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; genitourinary system; nervous system; respiratory system; and sensory organ. Orthologous to human PLA2G12A (phospholipase A2 group XIIA). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]