Rhinobatos manai White, Last & Naylor, 2016b

Papuan Guitarfish

Rhinobatos manai White, Last & Naylor, 2016b: 589, Figs 1 –6. Holotype: NTUM 11500. Type locality: northwest of Kavieng, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea.

Local synonymy: Rhinobatos manai White et al., 2016b: 589, Figs 1 –6 (Kavieng, New Ireland) ; White et al., 2018: 206, figs (PNG).

PNG voucher material: (1 spec.) NTUM 11500, adult male 731 mm TL, northwest of Kavieng, New Ireland, 02°30’S, 150°44’E, 191–290 m depth, 7 Sep. 2014.

Remarks: Only known from a single specimen caught during deepwater surveys off New Ireland in 2014; recently described as a new species by White et al. (2016 b). Endemic to PNG.