Rediscovery of the Threatened River Sharks, Glyphis garricki and G. glyphis, in Papua New Guinea.

Recent surveys of the shark and ray catches of artisanal fishers in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea (PNG) resulted in the rediscovery of the threatened river sharks, Glyphis garricki and Glyphis glyphis. These represent the first records of both species in PNG since the 1960s and 1970s and...

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Main Authors: William T White, Sharon A Appleyard, Benthly Sabub, Peter M Kyne, Mark Harris, Rickson Lis, Leontine Baje, Thomas Usu, Jonathan J Smart, Shannon Corrigan, Lei Yang, Gavin J P Naylor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4596488?pdf=render