Sinobatis sp. 1

Papuan Legskate

Local synonymy: White et al., 2018: 220, figs (PNG).

PNG voucher material: (1 spec.) NTUM 10326, female 196 mm TL, northwest of Maman Island, Madang Province, 4°0’ S, 144°54’ E, 800–860 m depth, 24 Dec. 2012.

Remarks: First record of this family and genus from PNG. Morphologically similar to Sinobatis bulbicauda Last & Séret, 2008 from northwestern Australia but differs in some characters and in structure of NADH2 gene (G. Naylor, unpubl. data); adult specimens required to confirm identity.