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
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1
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journal article
30231
10.11646/zootaxa.4411.1
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1175-5326
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Squalus montalbani
Whitley, 1931
Philippine Spurdog
Squalus montalbani
Whitley, 1931: 310
.
Holotype
:
USNM 70256
.
Type
locality:
Sombrero Island
,
Luzon
,
Philippines
.
Local synonymy:
White
et al.
, 2018
: 40, figs (PNG).
PNG
voucher material:
(1 spec.)
CSIRO
H 8002-01, female
1060 mm
TL, north of Kavieng town,
New
Ireland
,
2°31.42’ S
,
150°38.78’ E
,
680 m
depth,
29 Sep. 2015
.
Remarks:
First record of this species from
PNG
and also the deepest and largest specimen recorded. Previously known from
Australia
,
Indonesia
and
Philippines
in depths of
295–670 m
and a maximum size of
910 mm
TL (Last & Stevens, 2009).