Carcharhinus plumbeus (Nardo, 1827)

Sandbar Shark

Squalus plumbeus Nardo, 1827: 26, 35 (no. 24). No types known. Type locality: Adriatic Sea.

Local synonymy: Carcharhinus plumbeus— Filewood, 1973: 6 (PNG); White et al., 2018: 158, figs (PNG). PNG voucher material: None.

Remarks: First recorded from PNG by Filewood (1973), but with a comment that its occurrence needs confirmation. Caught as bycatch in the pelagic longline fisheries in PNG and occasionally in coastal fisheries; verified by photographs, with accompanying muscle and vertebral samples, from fisheries observers.