Hydrolagus cf. mitsukurii

Papuan Ghostshark

Local synonymy: White et al., 2018: 296, figs (PNG).

PNG voucher material: (2 spec.) NTUM 10331, female 281 mm PCL, Astrolabe Bay, Madang, 5°21’S, 145°49’E, 520–575 m depth, 14 Dec. 2012.

Remarks: First record of this species and genus from PNG; generic placement tentative. Similar to Hydrolagus africanus (Gilchrist, 1922) and H. mitsukurii (Jordan & Snyder, 1904); more specimens needed to confirm its identity.