title: Galeuscorriganaesp. nov., a new species of deepwater catshark (Carcharhiniformes: Pentanchidae) from Papua New Guinea.
abstract: A new species of catshark, provisionally placed in the genus Galeus, is described from Papua New Guinea based on 7 specimens collected during recent deepwater surveys of the region. The new species, Galeus corriganae, is closest to G. priapus from New Caledonia and G. gracilis from northwestern Australia but differs in several morphological characters. A reclassification of the catshark groups is required to revise the familial and generic arrangement of the group.
authors.affiliation: CSIRO Oceans & Atmosphere, GPO Box 1538, Hobart, TAS, 7001, AUSTRALIA CSIRO National Research Collections Australia-Australian National Fish Collection, GPO Box 1538, Hobart, TAS, 7001, AUSTRALIA. william.white@csiro.au.
authors.forename: William T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Ralph R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Mana
authors.forename: Gavin J P
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Naylor
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D010219:Papua New Guinea; D010802:Phylogeny; D012754:Sharks / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development
keywords: Pisces, Galeus, catshark, new species, Papua New Guinea, Pentanchidae