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

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

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0140075

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

William T. White ,

* E-mail: william.white@csiro.au

Affiliations Australian National Fish Collection, National Research Collections Australia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, Oceans & Atmosphere, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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Sharon A. Appleyard,

Affiliations Australian National Fish Collection, National Research Collections Australia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, Oceans & Atmosphere, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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Benthly Sabub,

Affiliation National Fisheries Authority, National Capital District, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
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Peter M. Kyne,

Affiliation Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
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Mark Harris,

Affiliation F.F.C. Elasmobranch Studies, New Port Richey, Florida, United States of America
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Rickson Lis,

Affiliation National Fisheries Authority, National Capital District, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
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Leontine Baje,

Affiliation National Fisheries Authority, National Capital District, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
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Thomas Usu,

Affiliation National Fisheries Authority, National Capital District, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
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Jonathan J. Smart,

Affiliation Centre for Sustainable Tropical Fisheries and Aquaculture & School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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Shannon Corrigan,

Affiliation Department of Biology, College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
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Lei Yang,

Affiliation Department of Biology, College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
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Gavin J. P. Naylor

Affiliation Department of Biology, College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
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Rediscovery of the Threatened River Sharks, Glyphis garricki and G. glyphis, in Papua New Guinea

William T. White,
Sharon A. Appleyard,
Benthly Sabub,
Peter M. Kyne,
Mark Harris,
Rickson Lis,
Leontine Baje,
Thomas Usu,
Jonathan J. Smart,
Shannon Corrigan

Published: October 7, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0140075

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