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
82
journal article
30231
10.11646/zootaxa.4411.1
abf8082d-c179-4cb2-acc4-3cdef16c4341
1175-5326
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Urolophus bucculentus
Macleay, 1884
Sandyback Stingaree
Urolophus bucculentus
Macleay, 1884: 172
.
Holotype
: AMS B.642.
Type
locality: outside Port Jackson,
New
South
Wales
,
Australia
.
Local synonymy:
White
et al.
, 2018
: 274, figs (PNG).
PNG
voucher material:
(1 spec.)
NTUM
11499
,
210
mm DW (tail missing), west of
New Hanover
,
New Ireland
,
2°25’ S
,
149°54’ E
,
269–279 m
depth,
6 Sep. 2014
.
Remarks:
First record of this species from
PNG
and first record outside of
Australia
; previously considered to be endemic to southeastern
Australia
. Identification verified with molecular data (G. Naylor, unpubl. data).