Apristurus yangi White, Mana & Naylor, 2017e

Yang’s Longnose Catshark

Apristurus yangi White, Mana & Naylor, 2017e: 25, Figs 1 –6. Holotype: ASIZ P0080718. Type locality: Vitiaz Strait, Morobe Province, PNG

Local synonymy: White et al., 2017e: 25, Figs 1 –6 (New Ireland and Vitiaz Strait); White et al., 2018: 106, figs (PNG).

PNG voucher material: (2 spec.) ASIZ P0080718 (holotype), adult female 437 mm TL, Vitiaz Strait, Morobe Province, 06°02.030' S, 147°37.490' E, 700–701 m depth, 7 Oct. 2010; NTUM 11491, female 205 mm TL, northwest of Kavieng, New Ireland, 02°20' S, 150°38' E, 630–786 m depth, 29 Aug. 2014.

Remarks: First recorded from PNG by White et al. (2017e); belongs to the longicephalus -group of the genus Apristurus . Endemic to PNG.