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 Negaprion acutidens (Rüppell, 1837) Sicklefin Lemon Shark Carcharias acutidens Rüppell, 1837: 65 , pl. 18 (fig. 3). Lectotype: SMF 2825 (stuffed); lectotype designation by Klausewitz (1960) . Type locality: Jeddah , Saudi Arabia , Red Sea. Local synonymy: Negaprion acutidens— Filewood, 1973 : 3 (PNG); Compagno, 1984 : 518 (New Guinea); Kailola, 1987 : 18 (Binaturi River mouth to Trobriand Islands); White et al. , 2018 : 170, figs (PNG). PNG voucher material: (1 spec.) KFRS E.314, Tuma Island, Trobriand Islands, 25 Jul. 1967 . Remarks: First recorded from PNG by Filewood (1973) . Recorded from coastal fisheries catches in Western and Milne Bay Provinces during recent surveys.