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
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255EE06E-3171-41F3-BB3D-E7D29537A292
Apristurus nakayai
Iglésias, 2013
Milk-eye Catshark
Apristurus nakayai
Iglésias, 2013
: 516
,
Figs 2
–5.
Holotype
:
MNHN 2003-1983
.
Type
locality:
Coriolis Bank
,
New Caledonia
.
Local synonymy:
White
et al.
, 2017e: 26, Figs 11B, 12B, 13 (
New Ireland
)
;
White
et al.
, 2018
: 104, figs (PNG).
PNG
voucher material:
(1 spec.)
NTUM 11488
, adult male
559 mm
TL, south of
Manne Island
,
New Ireland
,
02°48' S
,
150°42' E
,
672–1150 m
depth,
4 Sep. 2014
.
Remarks:
First recorded from
PNG
by White
et al.
(2017e); previously known only from
New Caledonia
. Represents only the second specimen known of this species. Identification confirmed with molecular data (see Fig.
8 in
White
et al.
, 2017e). A second
PNG
adult male was also caught, but not retained, off Lae (stations CP 3639,
7°22.582’ S
,
147°31.797’ E
,
900–932 m
depth,
23 Aug. 2010
).