An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of Papua New Guinea Author White, William T. Author Ko’Ou, Alfred text Zootaxa 2018 2018-04-19 4411 1 1 82 journal article 30231 10.11646/zootaxa.4411.1 abf8082d-c179-4cb2-acc4-3cdef16c4341 1175-5326 1221878 255EE06E-3171-41F3-BB3D-E7D29537A292 Aetomylaeus vespertilio ( Bleeker, 1852 ) Ornate Eagle Ray Myliobatis vespertilio Bleeker, 1852 : 85 . Holotype : RMNH 7460 . Type locality: Jakarta , Java , Indonesia . Local synonymy: Aetomylaeus maculata— Filewood, 1973 : 14 (PNG). Aetomylaeus maculatus— Kailola, 1987 : 33 (PNG). Aetomylaeus vespertilio— White et al. , 2018 : 278, figs (PNG). PNG voucher material: None. Remarks: First recorded from PNG by Filewood (1973) as Aetomylaeus maculata . Colour notes by Filewood (1973) , i.e. “rear half of disk with pale “eyespots” and black lines”, is distinctive of A. vespertilio and not the white spotted Aetomylaeus maculatus (Gray, 1834) . A dried tail recently recorded from a recent catch at the mouth of the Sepik River in East Sepik Province ; an old photograph of Filewood’s clearly depicts this species, probably from southern PNG .