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 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).