An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of Papua New Guinea
Author
White, William T.
Author
Ko’Ou, Alfred
text
Zootaxa
2018
2018-04-19
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4411.1
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1175-5326
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Neotrygon
cf.
westpapuensis
West Papuan Maskray
Local synonymy:
White
et al.
, 2018
: 246, figs (PNG). Some of the records listed for
N.
cf.
trigoinoides
above may refer to this species.
PNG voucher material:
CSIRO unregistered, adult male
37 cm
DW, CSIRO unregistered, female
22 cm
DW, Wewak, East Sepik Province,
September 2017
.
Remarks:
Colour and genetic differences distinguish this species from
N. australiae
and
N.
cf.
trigonoides
. Base don coloration and CO1 sequence data, this species is most similar to and possibly conspecific with the recently described
N. westpapuensis
Borsa, Arlyza, Hoareau & Shen, 2017
from Cenderwasih Bay. Unfortunately this description was based almost entirely on DNA with no useful field characters provided which prevented detailed comparisons without examing specimens.