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
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1175-5326
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Megatrygon microps
(
Annandale, 1908
)
Smalleye Stingray
Trygon microps
Annandale, 1908
: 393
, pl. 27.
Holotype
: ZSI F2410/1.
Type
locality:
Bay of Bengal
, off
Chittagong
coast
, India.
Local synonymy:
White
et al.
, 2018
: 236, figs (PNG).
PNG voucher material:
None.
Remarks:
First confirmed record of this species in
PNG
. Several large individuals observed in the bycatch of the prawn trawl fishery operating in the
Gulf
of
Papua
during recent surveys. Previously placed in the genus
Dasyatis
.