Compagno et. al., 2008:

"Glyphis garricki sp. nov. (formerly Glyphis sp. C) is formally named and described based on 16 specimens collected from heavy tidal zones and rivers in northern Australia (Western Australia and Northern Territory) and Papua New Guinea. Glyphis garricki differs from its congeners by a combination of dentition, vertebral counts, morphometrics and colouration. It is compared closely to the morphologically similar Glyphis glyphis (formerly Glyphis sp. A) that has a similar range. Comparison of the stuffed holotype of Carcharias (Prionodon) glyphis with specimens of Glyphis sp. A from northern Australia and Papua New Guinea suggests that they are con-specific. A re-description of Glyphis glyphis is provided based on all of these specimens.

The present account reviews the species of Glyphis from Australia and provides a formal name and description of Glyphis sp. C as G. garricki sp. nov. after its discoverer, Prof. J. A. F. Garrick. Collection of a series of Glyphis sp. A from  Australia and Papua New Guinea and comparison with the stuffed holotype of Carcharias (Prionodon) glyphis suggests that these represent a single species, G. glyphis."

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Citation and/or URL

Compagno, L.J.V., White, W.T., and Last, P.R. (2008). Glyphis garricki sp. Nov., a new species of river shark (Carcharhiniformes: Carcharhinidae) from northern Australia and Papua New Guinea, with a redescription of Glyphis glyphis (Muller & Henle, 1839). In: Descriptions on New Australia Chondrichthyans. Eds. P.R. Last, W.T. White and J.J. Pogonoski, CSIRO Research Paper No. 022. 

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Northern Australia, Papua New Guinea

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