Pateobatis jenkinsii (Annandale, 1909)

Jenkins’ Whipray

Trygon jenkinsii Annandale, 1909: 28, Figs 4, 4a. Holotype: ZSI F2473/1 (dried skin and jaws). Type locality: off Ganjam Coast, India.

Local synonymy: Pateobatis jenkinsii— Last et al., 2016a: 602 (New Guinea); White et al., 2018: 254, figs (PNG). PNG voucher material: None.

Remarks: Underwater photograph taken by Bob Halstead the first confirmation of this species in PNG. Previously placed in the genus Himantura .