Urolophus bucculentus Macleay, 1884

White, William T. & Ko’Ou, Alfred, 2018, An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of Papua New Guinea, Zootaxa 4411 (1), pp. 1-82 : 64-65

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4411.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:255EE06E-3171-41F3-BB3D-E7D29537A292
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5983437
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/735C87F1-8A69-FFEE-9BF6-F9235F4E8995
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Urolophus bucculentus Macleay, 1884
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Sandyback Stingaree

Urolophus bucculentus Macleay, 1884: 172 . Holotype: AMS B.642. Type locality: outside Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia.

Local synonymy: White et al., 2018: 274, figs (PNG).

PNG voucher material: (1 spec.) NTUM 11499 , 210 mm DW (tail missing), west of New Hanover , New Ireland, 2°25’ S, 149°54’ E, 269–279 m depth, 6 Sep. 2014. GoogleMaps

Remarks: First record of this species from PNG and first record outside of Australia; previously considered to be endemic to southeastern Australia. Identification verified with molecular data (G. Naylor, unpubl. data).