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 Rhynchobatus australiae Whitley, 1939b Whitespotted Wedgefish Rhynchobatus djiddensis australiae Whitley, 1939b: 245 , Fig. 14. Holotype : AMS IA.4959. Type locality: off Manning River mouth, New South Wales , Australia . Local synonymy: Rhynchobatus djiddensis— Filewood, 1973 (in part): 10 (PNG). Rhynchobatus australiae— White et al. , 2018 : 202, figs (PNG). PNG voucher material: None. Remarks: Filewood (1973) recorded only Rhynchobatus djiddensis from PNG ; included in synonymy of this species and R. palpebratus by default but may not have encountered both species at that time. Recently verified from coastal fisheries catches from the Milne Bay Province and from underwater photographs taken off Kavieng by D. Amon (Lissenung Island).