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 Etmopterus samadiae White, Ebert, Mana & Corrigan, 2017c Papuan Lanternshark Etmopterus samadiae White, Ebert, Mana & Corrigan, 2017c: 340 , figs 1–6, 7d, 8. Holotype: NTUM 10078. Type locality: Madang, Papua New Guinea. Local synonymy: Etmopterus sp.— Fricke et al. , 2014 : 14 (Madang Province). Etmopterus samadiae —White et al. (2017c): 340, figs 1–6, 7d, 8 (northern PNG); White et al. , 2018 : 56, figs (PNG). PNG voucher material: (17 spec.) ASIZ P.73777 ( paratype ), adult male 230 mm TL , ASIZ P.73778 (paratype), female 188 mm TL, ASIZ P.73765 ( paratype ), pregnant female 277 mm TL, off Lae , Huon Gulf , Morobe Province , 06°51.841' S , 147°04.672' E , 395–406 m depth, 22 Aug. 2010 ; ASIZ P0080739 ( 6 specimens ), 235–275 mm TL, off Madang , 5°00.43' S , 145°49.74' E , 460–466 m depth, 2 Oct. 2010 ; ASIZ P0080734, female 224 mm TL, off Madang , 5°01.27' S , 145°49.74' E , 502–529 m depth, 2 Oct. 2010 ; NTUM 10078 ( holotype ), adult male 265 mm TL, east of Malmal Passage , Madang , 05°07' S , 145°50' E , 527–539 m depth, 30 Nov. 2012 ; NTUM 10313 ( paratype ), female 269 mm TL, northern Cape King William , Morobe Province , 06°00' S , 147°38' E , 785 m depth, 10 Dec. 2012 ; NTUM 10314 ( paratype ), female 258 mm TL, Astrolabe Bay , Madang , 05°22' S , 145°48' E , 420–490 m depth, 14 Dec 2012 ; NTUM 10315 ( paratype ), female 154 mm TL, Astrolabe Bay , Madang , 05°22' S , 145°48' E , 340–385 m depth, 14 Dec. 2012 ; NTUM 10316 ( 3 specimens ; paratypes ), female 177 mm TL, subadult male 201 mm TL, female 228 mm TL, west of Kairiru Island , East Sepik , 03°19' S , 143°27' E , 422–425 m depth, 19 Dec. 2012 . Remarks: First recorded in PNG by Fricke et al. (2014) as Etmopterus sp.; recently described as a new species by White et al. (2017c), endemic to PNG . Most similar to Etmopterus brachyurus (Smith & Radcliffe in Smith, 1912) from the Northwest Pacific. Endemic to PNG .