Taeniura meyeni Müller & Henle, 1841: 172 Taeniura Taeniura meyeni Taeniurops An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of Papua New Guinea White, William T. Ko’Ou, Alfred Zootaxa 2018 2018-04-19 4411 1 1 82 (Muller & Henle, 1841) Muller & Henle 1841 [151,678,1297,1323] Chondrichthyes Dasyatidae Taeniurops GBIF Animalia Myliobatiformes 61 62 Chordata species meyeni     Taeniura meyeniMüller & Henle, 1841: 172, pl. 55. Syntypes: MNHN0000-2428, ZMB 4660. Typelocality: Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean.  Local synonymy:  Taeniuramelanospilos— Kailola, 1987: 29 (Bougainville).  Taeniura meyeni— Allen et al., 2003: 112 (Milne Bay); Hamilton et al., 2009: 73 (northern Bismarck Archipelago).  Taeniuropsmeyeni— White et al., 2018: 262, figs (PNG).   PNG voucher material:None.   Remarks:First recorded from PNGby Kailola (1987)as  Taeniura melanospilosfrom Bougainville, based on a destroyed specimen, KFRS E.388 (tail only) collected from Bougainvillein 1969. Observed underwater, and verified from photographs, recently from Kavieng district of New Ireland. 1838188233 ZMB Mauritius Mascarenes southwestern Indian Ocean. 61 62 ZMB 4660 2 MNHN syntype