Carcharhinidae

Fricke, Ronald, Allen, Gerald R., Andréfouët, Serge, Chen, Wei-Jen, Hamel, Mélanie A., Laboute, Pierre, Mana, Ralph, Hui, Tan Heok & Uyeno, Daisuke, 2014, Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of Madang District, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 820 new records, Zootaxa 3832 (1), pp. 1-247 : 14

Carcharhinidae

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos (Bleeker, 1856) —Grey reef shark

STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on a specimen photographed by P. Laboute on 6 Dec. 2012.

DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Red Sea, East Africa and Mascarenes east to Marquesas and Easter islands, north to South China Sea and Hawaiian Islands, south to Lord Howe and Norfolk islands. Found on coral reefs, often in deeper areas near drop-offs to the open sea, and in shallow lagoons adjacent to areas of strong currents, as well as over deeper rocky reefs, 0– 275 m. Marine.

Rhizoprionodon acutus (Rüppell, 1837) —Milk shark

STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang; previously reported as Rhizoprionodon taylori (non Ogilby, 1915) by Kailola (1987a: 18). AMS material.

DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Eastern Atlantic from Mauritania to Angola; Red Sea, East and South Africa east to Philippines and New Guinea, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia. 1– 200 m. Freshwater, transitional water and marine.

Triaenodon obesus (Rüppell, 1837) —Whitetip reef shark

New record from Madang, based on specimens observed and photographed at St. CTR 0 9, CTR 24. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Red Sea, East and South Africa east to Panama, north to Ryukyu and Ogasawara islands, south to New South Wales ( Australia), New Caledonia and Austral Islands. Found in lagoons and seaward reefs where it is often resting in caves or under coral ledges during the day, or on a sand patch, or in a channel, 2–300 m, usually 8– 40 m. Marine.