An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of Papua New Guinea Author White, William T. Author Ko’Ou, Alfred text Zootaxa 2018 2018-04-19 4411 1 1 82 journal article 30231 10.11646/zootaxa.4411.1 abf8082d-c179-4cb2-acc4-3cdef16c4341 1175-5326 1221878 255EE06E-3171-41F3-BB3D-E7D29537A292 Mobula kuhlii (Valenciennes, 1841) Pygmy Devilray Cephaloptera kuhlii Valenciennes in Müller & Henle, 1841: 185 , Pl. 59 (left). Lectotype : MNHN 0000-1596. Type locality: India . Local synonymy: Mobula diabolus— Filewood, 1973 : 14 (PNG). Mobula eregoodootenkee— Fricke et al. , 2014 : 15 (Madang). Mobula kuhlii— White et al. , 2018 : 288, figs (PNG). PNG voucher material: (1 spec.) KFRS E.285 (clasper only), adult male, Fairfax Harbour, Port Moresby , 26 Nov. 1965 . Remarks: First recorded from PNG by Filewood (1973) as Mobula diabolus , a name which has been attributed to multiple species of devilrays but is a junior synonym of M. mobular ( Bonnaterre, 1788 ) . Fricke et al. (2014) recorded M. eregoodootenke from off Madang ; now considered a junior synonym of M. kuhlii (White et al. , 2017b) . Occasionally observed by divers off Kavieng in New Ireland .