Great news!!! we have a new species of catshark, called Corrigan’s Catshark (Galeus corriganae), this new slender shark is described from Papua New Guinea based on 7 specimens collected during recent deepwater surveys of the region. The new species is closest to others catshark species from New Caledonia and northwestern Australia but differs in several morphological characters. Despite the few specimens, they are known to live in depths of 500 to 742 m.
-Map showing the capture locations of Galeus corriganae in Papua New Guinea.
This new species is named after Dr Shannon Corrigan whose extensive molecular population and phylogenetic work on sharks has contributed toward an improved understanding of sharks species relationships.
Reference: White et al. 2016. Galeus corriganae sp. nov., a new species of deepwater catshark (Carcharhiniformes: Pentanchidae) from Papua New Guinea. zootaxa
