Megatrygon microps (Annandale, 1908)

Smalleye Stingray

Trygon microps Annandale, 1908: 393, pl. 27. Holotype: ZSI F2410/1. Type locality: Bay of Bengal, off Chittagong coast , India.

Local synonymy: White et al., 2018: 236, figs (PNG).

PNG voucher material: None.

Remarks: First confirmed record of this species in PNG. Several large individuals observed in the bycatch of the prawn trawl fishery operating in the Gulf of Papua during recent surveys. Previously placed in the genus Dasyatis .