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fitzroyensis, Galeolamna (Uranganops) Whitley [G. P.] 1943:117, Fig. 2 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 68 (pts 3-4) (nos. 307-308); ref. 4702] Connor's Creek, Fitzroy River estuary, Rockhampton District, Queensland, Australia. Holotype: AMS IB.1229 (skin and teeth). Paratypes: AMS I.14569 (1). •Valid as Carcharhinus fitzroyensis (Whitley 1943) -- (Garrick 1982:78 [ref. 5454], Compagno 1984:472 [ref. 6846], Paxton et al. 1989:77 [ref. 12442], Last & Stevens 1994:242 [ref. 23873], Larson & Williams 1997:343 [ref. 23967], Compagno & Niem 1998:1336 [ref. 23787], Compagno 1999:483 [ref. 25589], Hutchins 2001:14 [ref. 25847], Carvalho & McEachran in Reis et al. 2003:14 [ref. 27061], Hoese et al. 2006:100 [ref. 29001], Voigt & Weber 2011:62 [ref. 31424], White 2012:3 [ref. 31843], Larson et al. 2013:9 [ref. 32988], Weigmann 2016:20 [ref. 34211], White et al. 2017:144 [ref. 35860], White & Ko'ou 2018:34 [ref. 35922]). Current status: Valid as Carcharhinus fitzroyensis (Whitley 1943). Carcharhinidae. Distribution: Kimberley (Western Australia), Northern Territory and northern Queensland (Australia), Papua New Guinea. Habitat: brackish, marine.


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