Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records Andréfouët, Serge Chen, Wei-Jen Kinch, Jeff Mana, Ralph Russell, Barry C. Tully, Dean White, William T. Zootaxa 2019 2019-04-23 4588 1 1 360 R3N7 (Whitley 1939) Whitley 1939 [151,579,980,1005] Elasmobranchii Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus Animalia Carcharhiniformes 39 40 Chordata species coatesi   Status at New Ireland.First recorded from New Irelandby White & Ko'ou (2018: 33), based on earlier report from Ningin Island, New Irelandas  Carcharhinus dussumieri(non Müller & Henle [ex Valenciennes], 1839) by Munro (1958: 112).   Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 3.—General distribution: northern Australiato New Guinea. Found on coral reefs, shallow lagoons, reef flats and seaward reefs, 0–123 mdepth. Marine.