Carcharhinus fitzroyensis (Whitley, 1943)
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4411.1 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5983120 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/735C87F1-8A77-FF8F-9BF6-FA255EFC8E3C |
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Carcharhinus fitzroyensis (Whitley, 1943) |
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Carcharhinus fitzroyensis (Whitley, 1943)
Creek Whaler
Galeolamna (Uranganops) fitzroyensis Whitley, 1943: 117 , Fig. 2 View FIGURE 2 . Holotype: AMS IB . 1229 (skin and teeth). Type locality: Fitzroy River estuary, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia .
Local synonymy: White et al., 2018: 144, figs (PNG).
PNG voucher material: (3 spec.) CSIRO H 8023-01, juvenile male 760 mm TL, east of Fly River mouth, Gulf of Papua, 8°17’40” S, 144°15’49” E, 17–24 m depth, 2 Apr. 2015; KFRS E.623, juvenile male 660 mm TL, south of Kerema, Gulf of Papua, 8°3’2” S, 145°43’10” E, 13–16 m depth, 1 Sep. 2015; KFRS E.776 (dried jaws), no label on jaw but likely a previously registered specimen, new registration number allocated April 2017.
Remarks: Previously thought to be an Australian endemic species. Caught in low numbers by coastal and prawn trawl fisheries in the Western Province and Gulf of Papua; probably restricted to these areas.
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Carcharhinus fitzroyensis (Whitley, 1943)
White, William T. & Ko’Ou, Alfred 2018 |
Galeolamna (Uranganops) fitzroyensis
Whitley 1943: 117 |