An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of Papua New Guinea
Author
White, William T.
Author
Ko’Ou, Alfred
text
Zootaxa
2018
2018-04-19
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journal article
30231
10.11646/zootaxa.4411.1
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1175-5326
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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
.