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 Carcharhinus albimarginatus (Rüppell, 1837) Silvertip Shark Carcharias albimarginatus Rüppell, 1837: 164 , pl. 18 (fig. 1). Lectotype : SMF 3582 (dry and mounted); lectotype designation by Rosenblatt & Baldwin (1958). Type locality: Ras Muhammad , Sinai , Egypt , Red Sea . Local synonymy: Carcharhinus albolimbatus— Filewood, 1973 : 7 (PNG). Carcharhinus albimarginatus — Kailola, 1987 : 15 (Basilisk Passage, Port Moresby; Orangerie Bay; Goodenough Island); Allen, 1998 : 67 (Milne Bay); Allen et al. , 2003 : 112 (Milne Bay); Hamilton et al. , 2009 : 73 (northern Bismarck Archipelago); White et al. , 2018 : 126, figs (PNG). PNG voucher material: (1 spec.) KFRS E.048, Cape Saint George, New Ireland , May 1965 . Remarks: Observed by divers in a number of locations, although becoming scarcer. Caught by coastal fishers and was a common catch of the targeted shark longline fishery.