australis, Himantura Last [P. R.], White [W. T.] & Naylor [G.] 2016:378, Figs. 1-5 [Zootaxa 4147 (no. 4); ref. 34638] West of Oriomo River, Daru, Western Province, Papua New Guinea, 9°04.43'S, 143°08.53'E. Holotype: CSIRO H 7798-04. Paratypes: CSIRO, KFRS, NTM. Plus additional material. •Valid as Himantura australis Last, White & Naylor 2016 -- (Last et al. 2016:561 [ref. 35010], White et al. 2017:228 [ref. 35860], White & Ko'ou 2018:54 [ref. 35922], Fricke et al. 2019:45 [ref. 36673], Allen & Erdmann 2024:65 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Himantura australis Last, White & Naylor 2016. Dasyatidae: Urogymninae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean, southwestern Pacific: Papua New Guinea; Western Australia and Queensland (Australia). Habitat: brackish, marine.