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
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journal article
30231
10.11646/zootaxa.4411.1
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1175-5326
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Carcharhinus cautus
(Whitley, 1945)
Nervous Shark
Galeolamna greyi cauta
Whitley, 1945: 2
,
Fig. 2
.
Holotype
AMS IB.1622 (teeth and skin).
Type
locality:
Shark Bay
,
Western
Australia
.
Local synonymy:
Carcharhinus melanopterus
(in part)—
Filewood, 1973
: 5 (PNG);
Carcharhinus
cautus—
Kailola, 1987
: 16 (
Port Romilly
; Sigabadu); Last & Stevens, 2009: 257 (
PNG
)
;
White
et al.
, 2018
: 138, figs (PNG).
PNG
voucher material:
(2 spec.)
KFRS
E.009A (dried jaws),
Hall Sound
,
Central Province
;
KFRS
E.011,
Kairuku area
,
Yule Island
,
Aug. 1964
.
Remarks:
A set of dried jaws deposited in the KFRS collection confirmed as this species was originally identified as
Carcharhinus melanopterus
, suggesting that the two species were confused at this time. Not recorded during recent surveys.