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 Pristis zijsron Bleeker, 1851 Green Sawfish Pristis zijsron Bleeker, 1851 : 442 . Holotype : RMNH 7418 (rostrum only). Type locality: Bandjarmasin , Kalimantan , Indonesia . Local synonymy: Pristis zijaron— Filewood, 1973 : 10 (PNG). Pristis zijsron— Kailola, 1987 : 24 (Daru; Balimo; Gulf of Papua; Bootless Bay); White et al. , 2017a: 277 (PNG); White et al. , 2018 : 198, figs (PNG). PNG voucher material: (3 spec.) CAS SU 40592 (rostrum), ~ 1515 mm TL, Sepik River, 1 May 1929 ; KFRS E.378 (dried rostrum), rostrum length 285 mm , Balimo area , May ̄ Jul. 1968 ; KFRS E.411 (dried rostrum), rostrum length ~ 880 mm , Bootless Bay , Port Moresby , 8 May 1970 . Remarks: First recorded from PNG by Filewood (1973) . Dried fins observed from coastal fisheries during recent surveys in the Gulf and Western Provinces. An additional specimen from the KFRS collection is considered lost or destroyed.