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 Hemipristis elongata ( Klunzinger, 1871 ) Snaggletooth Shark Dirrhizodon elongatus Klunzinger, 1871 : 665 . Holotype : SMNS 1640 (dry); probably lost. Type locality: Al-Qusair , Egypt , Red Sea . Local synonymy: Hemipristis elongatus— Filewood, 1973 : 3 (PNG); Kailola, 1987 : 20 (Yule Island); Hemipristis elongata— White et al. , 2018 : 124, figs (PNG). PNG voucher material: (1 spec.) KFRS E.005 (dried jaws), Hall Sound, Central Province , Oct. 1963 . Remarks: First recorded in PNG by Filewood (1973) , presumably based on KFRS E.005. One specimen observed in a prawn trawl vessel freezer in Western Province and two dried fins confirmed as this species photographed from Milne Bay Province during recent surveys.