Carcharhinus sorrah (Valenciennes, 1839)

Spot-tail Shark

Carcharias (Prionodon) sorrah Valenciennes in Müller & Henle, 1839: 45, pl. 16. Lectotype: RMNH 4294, Type locality: Java, Indonesia.

Local synonymy: Carcharhinus spallanzani— Filewood, 1973: 7 (PNG). Carcharhinus sorrah — White et al., 2018: 160, figs (PNG).

PNG voucher material: (9 spec.) KFRS E.003A (dried jaws), KFRS E.003B (dried jaws), Hall Sound, Yule Island, Central Province, 11 Nov. 1963 ; KFRS E.004 (dried jaws), north of Yule Island, Central Province, 11 Jun. 1963 ; KFRS E.343A-C (3 spec.), two females 293 and 300 mm TL, one juvenile male 300 mm TL, KFRS E.344A- B (2 spec.), females 327 and 340 mm TL, Kairuku, Yule Island, Central Province, 2 Oct. 1968 ; KFRS E.367 (dried jaws), no collection data.

Remarks: First recorded from PNG by Filewood (1973) as C. spallanzani (= sorrah, isobel, etc) and listed as “very common”. Caught by coastal fisheries.