Hexatrygon bickelli Heemstra & Smith, 1980

Sixgill Stingray

Hexatrygon bickelli Heemstra & Smith, 1980: 6, figs 1–13, 15. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 997. Type locality: washed up on beach at Port Elizabeth, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean.

Local synonymy: White et al., 2018: 222, figs (PNG).

PNG voucher specimens: None.

Remarks: Based on a specimen caught, but not retained, off New Hanover during deepwater surveys off New Ireland (stations CP 3651, 2°37.809’ S, 150°02.904’ E, 840–865 m depth, 27 Aug. 2010).