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 Carcharhinus brevipinna (Müller & Henle, 1839) Spinner Shark Carcharias brevipinna Müller & Henle, 1839: 31 , pl. 9. Holotype: RMNH D2525 (mounted skin). Type locality: Java, Indonesia. Local synonymy: Carcharhinus brevipenna— Filewood, 1973 : 6 (PNG). Carcharhinus brevipinna— Kailola, 1987 : 16 (Papuan coast to as far east as Losuia); White et al. , 2018 : 136, figs (PNG). PNG voucher material: (4 spec.) CSIRO H 8106-01 (dried jaw), female 930 mm DW, south of Kerema , Gulf of Papua, 8°3’17” S , 145°43’53” E , 17 m depth, 2 Sep. 2015 ; KFRS E.159A (dried jaws), KFRS E.159B (dried jaws), Fairfax Harbour , Port Moresby , 27 Aug. 1965 ; KFRS E.625, female 870 mm TL, south of Purari River mouth, Gulf of Papua, 8°0’50” S , 145°2’17” E , 12 m depth, 6 Sep. 2015 . Remarks: First recorded from PNG by Filewood (1973) with two jaws in KFRS collected in mid-1960s. Regular catch of longline, trawl and coastal fisheries during recent surveys.