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
abf8082d-c179-4cb2-acc4-3cdef16c4341
1175-5326
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Carcharhinus altimus
(Springer, 1950)
Bignose Shark
Eulamia altima
Springer, 1950: 9
.
Holotype
:
USNM 133828
.
Type
locality:
Cosgrove Reef
,
Key West
,
Florida
,
USA
.
Local synonymy:
White
et al.
, 2018
: 128, figs (PNG).
PNG voucher material:
None.
Remarks:
First confirmation of this species from
PNG
waters. One specimen caught by longline in
432 m
off Kavieng in late 2015; multiple records from target shark longline catches in the
Milne Bay Province
in 2014, with supporting genetic samples; identification confirmed with NADH2 sequences (G. Naylor, unpubl. data).