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 Notoraja sereti White, Last & Mana, 2017d Papuan Velvet Skate Notoraja sereti White, Last & Mana, 2017d: 220 , Figs 1 –8. Holotype: NTUM 10067. Type locality: southeast of Sek Island, Madang, Papua New Guinea. Local synonymy: Insentiraja subtilispinosa— Fricke et al. , 2014 : 15 ( Madang Province ) . Notoraja sereti White et al. , 2017d: 219 , Figs 1 –8 ( Madang Province )— White et al. , 2018 : 216, figs ( PNG ) . PNG voucher material: (3 spec.) NTUM 10042 ( paratype ), female 458 mm TL, east of Sek Island , Madang , 5°06' S , 145°53' E , 960–980 m depth, 30 Nov. 2012 ; NTUM 10067 ( holotype ), female 459 mm TL, southeast of Sek Island , Madang , 5°07' S , 145°53' E , 980 m depth, 2 Dec. 2012 ; NTUM 10330 ( paratype ), adolescent male 363 mm TL, Astrolabe Bay , Madang , 5°21' S , 145°53' E , 800–820 m depth, 14 Dec. 2012 . Remarks: Only recently discovered based on 3 specimens caught during deepwater surveys off Madang Province in 2012; recently described as a new species by White et al. (2017d). Endemic to PNG .