Carcharhinus leucas (Valenciennes, 1839)

Bull Shark

Carcharias (Prionodon) leucas Valenciennes in Müller & Henle, 1839: 42 . Syntypes (4): only 2 stuffed syntypes still in existence; MNHN A-9650, MNHN A-9652. Type locality: Antilles, Western Atlantic .

Local synonymy: Carcharhinus leucas— Filewood, 1973: 5 (PNG); Haines, 1979a: 6 (Purari Delta); Haines, 1979b: 94 (Purari Delta); Compagno, 1984: 479 (New Guinea); Kailola, 1987: 16 (Fly River to Yule Island); Taniuchi & Shimizu, 1991: 5 (Sepik River); Kan & Taniuchi, 1991: 3 (near Angoram, Sepik River); White et al., 2018: 146, figs (PNG).

PNG voucher material: (2 spec.) CSIRO C 1800 (teeth only), Port Moresby, 25 Sep. 1948; FUMT-P 10850, juvenile male 852 mm TL, Magendo 1, Sepik River, 5 Sep. 1989.

Remarks: First recorded from PNG by Filewood (1973), but first specimen recorded was in 1948 from Port Moresby (CSIRO C 1800).