Notoraja sereti White, Last & Mana, 2017d

Papuan Velvet Skate

Notoraja sereti White, Last & Mana, 2017d: 220, Figs 1 –8. Holotype: NTUM 10067. Type locality: southeast of Sek Island, Madang, Papua New Guinea.

Local synonymy: Insentiraja subtilispinosa— Fricke et al., 2014: 15 (Madang Province) . Notoraja sereti White et al., 2017d: 219, Figs 1 –8 (Madang Province)— White et al., 2018: 216, figs (PNG) .

PNG voucher material: (3 spec.) NTUM 10042 (paratype), female 458 mm TL, east of Sek Island, Madang, 5°06' S, 145°53' E, 960–980 m depth, 30 Nov. 2012 ; NTUM 10067 (holotype), female 459 mm TL, southeast of Sek Island, Madang, 5°07' S, 145°53' E, 980 m depth, 2 Dec. 2012 ; NTUM 10330 (paratype), adolescent male 363 mm TL, Astrolabe Bay, Madang, 5°21' S, 145°53' E, 800–820 m depth, 14 Dec. 2012 .

Remarks: Only recently discovered based on 3 specimens caught during deepwater surveys off Madang Province in 2012; recently described as a new species by White et al. (2017d). Endemic to PNG.