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Chaetodon punctatofasciatus Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831 —Spot-banded butterflyfish Status at New Ireland. New record, based on a video of a specimen taken at Bauddisson Island, Kavieng District, at 1–35 m depth, St. KR56, in 2014 (identified by Barry C. Russell). Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: Malay Peninsula east to Line Islands, north to Ryukyu and Ogasawara islands, south to northern Australia. Found in lagoons and seaward coral reef slopes, 3– 45 m depth. Marine., Published as part of Andréfouët, Serge, Chen, Wei-Jen, Kinch, Jeff, Mana, Ralph, Russell, Barry C., Tully, Dean & White, William T., 2019, Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records, pp. 1-360 in Zootaxa 4588 (1) on page 187, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163, {"references":["Cuvier, G. L. C. F. D. & Valenciennes, A. (1831) Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome septieme. Livre septieme. Des Squamipennes. Livre huitieme. Des poissons a pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. F. G. Levrault, Paris, xix + 5 + 509 pp, pls. 209 - 245. [Cuvier authored pp. 1 - 440, Valenciennes 441 - 531.]"]}

Chaetodon ephippium Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831 —Saddled butterflyfish Status at New Ireland. First recorded from St. Mathias by Duncker & Mohr (1929: 72), based on ZMH 11722; a specimen photographed in Kavieng region in June 2013 during ACIAR Aquarium Survey (see Teitelbaum et al. 2013: 14). A specimen photographed at Lissenung Island, Kavieng District, 6 m depth, by Dean Tully on 15 Sept. 2012; a video of a specimen taken off Nubilus Island, off southeastern New Hanover, at 3–32 m depth, St. KR88, in 2014 (identified by Barry C. Russell). Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2, 4.—General distribution: India and Sri Lanka east to Hawaiian and Tuamotu islands, north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islans, south to northern Australia and Lord Howe Island. Solitary or in pairs, in coral-rich areas of lagoon and seaward coral reefs, 0–30 m depth. Marine.

Andréfouët, Serge, Chen, Wei-Jen, Kinch, Jeff, Mana, Ralph, Russell, Barry C., Tully, Dean, White, William T. (2019): Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records. Zootaxa 4588 (1): 1-360, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1

Chaetodon plebeius Cuvier [ex Broussonet] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831 —Bluespot butterflyfish Status at New Ireland. New record, based on a video of a specimen taken at Tungelo Island, off southeastern New Hanover, at 3–46 m depth, St. KR104, in 2014 (identified by Barry C. Russell). Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1.—General distribution: Australia east to Fiji, north to southern Japan. Found in coastal, lagoon and seaward coral reefs, 0–10 m depth. Marine., Published as part of Andréfouët, Serge, Chen, Wei-Jen, Kinch, Jeff, Mana, Ralph, Russell, Barry C., Tully, Dean & White, William T., 2019, Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records, pp. 1-360 in Zootaxa 4588 (1) on pages 186-187, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163, {"references":["Cuvier, G. L. C. F. D. & Valenciennes, A. (1831) Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome septieme. Livre septieme. Des Squamipennes. Livre huitieme. Des poissons a pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. F. G. Levrault, Paris, xix + 5 + 509 pp, pls. 209 - 245. [Cuvier authored pp. 1 - 440, Valenciennes 441 - 531.]"]}

Parachaetodon ocellatus (Cuvier 1831) —Ocellated coralfish (Fig. 93) Status at New Ireland. New record, based on a specimen photographed at Lissenung Island, Kavieng District, 10 m depth, by Dean Tully on 21 Sept. 2012. Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: Malaysia and Indonesia east to Fiji, north to Ryukyu and Ogasawara islands, south to northern Australia. Solitary or in pairs, in coastal and lagoon reefs with sponges, 5–40 m depth. Marine., Published as part of Andréfouët, Serge, Chen, Wei-Jen, Kinch, Jeff, Mana, Ralph, Russell, Barry C., Tully, Dean & White, William T., 2019, Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records, pp. 1-360 in Zootaxa 4588 (1) on page 193, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163, {"references":["Cuvier, G. L. C. F. D. & Valenciennes, A. (1831) Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome septieme. Livre septieme. Des Squamipennes. Livre huitieme. Des poissons a pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. F. G. Levrault, Paris, xix + 5 + 509 pp, pls. 209 - 245. [Cuvier authored pp. 1 - 440, Valenciennes 441 - 531.]"]}

Chaetodon ocellicaudus Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831 —Spot-tail butterflyfish Status at New Ireland. First recorded from New Ireland by Burgess (1978: 679); a specimen photographed at Lissenung Island, Kavieng District, 3 m depth, by Dean Tully on 15 Sept. 2012; a specimen observed at Nemto Island, New Hanover, 1–12 m depth, St. T 24, on 7 Nov. 2006, by Gerald R. Allen. Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2.—General distribution: Malaysia and Indonesia east to Palau and Solomon Islands, north to Philippines, south to Queensland (Australia). Found in coral-rich areas of reef flats, lagoon and seaward coral reefs, 3–50 m depth. Marine., Published as part of Andréfouët, Serge, Chen, Wei-Jen, Kinch, Jeff, Mana, Ralph, Russell, Barry C., Tully, Dean & White, William T., 2019, Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records, pp. 1-360 in Zootaxa 4588 (1) on page 185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163, {"references":["Cuvier, G. L. C. F. D. & Valenciennes, A. (1831) Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome septieme. Livre septieme. Des Squamipennes. Livre huitieme. Des poissons a pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. F. G. Levrault, Paris, xix + 5 + 509 pp, pls. 209 - 245. [Cuvier authored pp. 1 - 440, Valenciennes 441 - 531.]","Burgess, W. E. (1978): Butterflyfishes of the World. A monograph of the family Chaetodontidae. Neptune City, NJ, USA (T. F. H. Publications): 832 pp."]}

Chaetodon bennetti Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831 —Bennett's butterflyfish Status at New Ireland. New record, based on a specimen photographed on 1 June 2013 during ACIAR Aquarium Survey in Kavieng District; a specimen photographed at Lissenung Island by Dietmar Amon on 6 July 2010; a video of a specimen taken off Nubilus Island, off southeastern New Hanover, at 3–32 m depth, St. KR 88, in 2014 (identified by Barry C. Russell). Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2.—General distribution: East Africa east to Caroline Islands and Tuamotu Archipelago, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia, Lord Howe Island and Rapa. Solitary or in pairs, in coral-rich areas of lagoon or seaward coral reefs, 1–30 m depth. Marine., Published as part of Andréfouët, Serge, Chen, Wei-Jen, Kinch, Jeff, Mana, Ralph, Russell, Barry C., Tully, Dean & White, William T., 2019, Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records, pp. 1-360 in Zootaxa 4588 (1) on page 182, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163, {"references":["Cuvier, G. L. C. F. D. & Valenciennes, A. (1831) Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome septieme. Livre septieme. Des Squamipennes. Livre huitieme. Des poissons a pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. F. G. Levrault, Paris, xix + 5 + 509 pp, pls. 209 - 245. [Cuvier authored pp. 1 - 440, Valenciennes 441 - 531.]"]}

Heniochus monoceros Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831 —Masked bannerfish Status at New Ireland. New record, based on specimens observed at Kavieng fish market by Barry C. Russell on 28 June 2014; a video of a specimen taken at Martha's Shoal, off eastern New Hanover, at 7–41 m depth, St. KR 122, in 2014 (identified by Barry C. Russell). Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2.—General distribution: East Africa, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Marshall Islands and Henderson Island (Pitcairn Group), north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, Norfolk and Gambier islands. Found in lagoon and seaward coral reefs with rich coral growth or rocky reefs, 0–30 m depth. Marine., Published as part of Andréfouët, Serge, Chen, Wei-Jen, Kinch, Jeff, Mana, Ralph, Russell, Barry C., Tully, Dean & White, William T., 2019, Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records, pp. 1-360 in Zootaxa 4588 (1) on page 192, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163, {"references":["Cuvier, G. L. C. F. D. & Valenciennes, A. (1831) Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome septieme. Livre septieme. Des Squamipennes. Livre huitieme. Des poissons a pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. F. G. Levrault, Paris, xix + 5 + 509 pp, pls. 209 - 245. [Cuvier authored pp. 1 - 440, Valenciennes 441 - 531.]"]}

Heniochus varius (Cuvier 1829) —Humphead bannerfish Status at New Ireland. New record, based on photograph taken on 1 June 2013 during ACIAR Aquarium Survey in Kavieng District; specimens photographed at St. KVG26 (off western Bauddisson Island) by Serge Andréfouët on 23 Aug. 2014; a video of a specimen taken on east side of Tsoileunung Island, southeast of New Hanover, at 6– 21 m depth, St. KR 124, in 2014 (identified by Barry C. Russell). Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2.—General distribution: Indonesia east to Caroline and Society islands, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Solitary, in pairs or in groups, in coral-rich areas of lagoon coral reefs and slopes of seaward coral reefs, 2–30 m depth. Marine., Published as part of Andréfouët, Serge, Chen, Wei-Jen, Kinch, Jeff, Mana, Ralph, Russell, Barry C., Tully, Dean & White, William T., 2019, Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records, pp. 1-360 in Zootaxa 4588 (1) on page 193, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163

Heniochus singularius Smith & Radcliffe 1911 —Singular bannerfish (Fig. 92) Status at New Ireland.First recorded from New Ireland by Allen & Erdmann (2012: 540). A specimen photographed at Lissenung Island, Kavieng District, 8 m depth, by Dean Tully on 6 July 2011; a video of a specimen taken at Martha's Shoal, east of New Hanover, St. KR154, at 6–20 m depth, in 2014 (identified by Barry C. Russell). Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2.—General distribution: Maldives and Chagos Archipelago east to Caroline Islands and Samoa, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Solitary or in pairs, in lagoons and on seaward coral reefs and deep rocky reefs, 2–250 m depth. Marine.

Chaetodon burgessi Allen & Starck 1973 —Burgess' butterflyfish (Fig. 83) Status at New Ireland. New record, based on specimens photographed on 4 June 2013 during ACIAR Aquarium Survey in Kavieng District (see Teitelbaum et al. 2013: 14). Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: Eastern Indonesia east to Caroline Islands and Tonga, north to Philippines, south to Solomon Islands. Solitary or in pairs, on steep drop-offs of seaward reefs, 20–80 m depth. Marine., Published as part of Andréfouët, Serge, Chen, Wei-Jen, Kinch, Jeff, Mana, Ralph, Russell, Barry C., Tully, Dean & White, William T., 2019, Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records, pp. 1-360 in Zootaxa 4588 (1) on page 182, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163, {"references":["Teitelbaum, A., Nahacky, A. & Kinch, J. (2013) A commercial survey of aquarium fish species in the Kavieng Lagoon, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea. Report, James Cook University, Townsville, 1 - 21."]}

Chaetodon melannotus Bloch & Schneider 1801 —Black-backed butterflyfish Status at New Ireland. New record, based on a video of a specimen taken at Kavieng, Kavieng District, 0–11 m depth, St. KR 22, on 5 June 2014 (identified by Barry C. Russell); another taken off Nubilus Island, off southeastern New Hanover, at 3–32 m depth, St. KR 88, in 2014. Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2.—General distribution: Red Sea, East Africa, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Marshall Islands and Tonga, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia and New South Wales (Australia) and New Caledonia. Found in coral-rich areas of coral reefs, 1–20 m depth. Marine., Published as part of Andréfouët, Serge, Chen, Wei-Jen, Kinch, Jeff, Mana, Ralph, Russell, Barry C., Tully, Dean & White, William T., 2019, Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records, pp. 1-360 in Zootaxa 4588 (1) on page 185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163

Chaetodon octofasciatus Bloch 1787 —Eight-banded butterflyfish (Fig. 85) Status at New Ireland. New record, based on specimens photographed in June 2013 during ACIAR Aquarium Survey (see Teitelbaum et al. 2013: 14). A specimen photographed at Lissenung Island, Kavieng District, 4 m depth, by Dean Tully on 15 Sept. 2012; another photographed at St. KVG19 (Bagail Bay, Kavieng District) by Serge Andréfouët on 19 Aug. 2014; a video of a specimen taken at Anelaua Island, off eastern New Hanover, 4–12 m depth, St. KR 130, in 2014 (identified by Barry C. Russell). Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2.—General distribution: Sri Lanka east to Philippines, north to southern Japan, south to New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Found among branching corals, in coral-rich areas of sheltered coastal and lagoon reefs, 3–20 m depth. Marine., Published as part of Andréfouët, Serge, Chen, Wei-Jen, Kinch, Jeff, Mana, Ralph, Russell, Barry C., Tully, Dean & White, William T., 2019, Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records, pp. 1-360 in Zootaxa 4588 (1) on page 185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163, {"references":["Teitelbaum, A., Nahacky, A. & Kinch, J. (2013) A commercial survey of aquarium fish species in the Kavieng Lagoon, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea. Report, James Cook University, Townsville, 1 - 21."]}

Chaetodon melannotus Bloch & Schneider 1801 —Black-backed butterflyfish Status at New Ireland. New record, based on a video of a specimen taken at Kavieng, Kavieng District, 0–11 m depth, St. KR 22, on 5 June 2014 (identified by Barry C. Russell); another taken off Nubilus Island, off southeastern New Hanover, at 3–32 m depth, St. KR 88, in 2014. Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2.—General distribution: Red Sea, East Africa, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Marshall Islands and Tonga, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia and New South Wales (Australia) and New Caledonia. Found in coral-rich areas of coral reefs, 1–20 m depth. Marine.

Chaetodon ephippium Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831 —Saddled butterflyfish Status at New Ireland. First recorded from St. Mathias by Duncker & Mohr (1929: 72), based on ZMH 11722; a specimen photographed in Kavieng region in June 2013 during ACIAR Aquarium Survey (see Teitelbaum et al. 2013: 14). A specimen photographed at Lissenung Island, Kavieng District, 6 m depth, by Dean Tully on 15 Sept. 2012; a video of a specimen taken off Nubilus Island, off southeastern New Hanover, at 3–32 m depth, St. KR88, in 2014 (identified by Barry C. Russell). Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2, 4.—General distribution: India and Sri Lanka east to Hawaiian and Tuamotu islands, north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islans, south to northern Australia and Lord Howe Island. Solitary or in pairs, in coral-rich areas of lagoon and seaward coral reefs, 0–30 m depth. Marine., Published as part of Andréfouët, Serge, Chen, Wei-Jen, Kinch, Jeff, Mana, Ralph, Russell, Barry C., Tully, Dean & White, William T., 2019, Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records, pp. 1-360 in Zootaxa 4588 (1) on page 183, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163, {"references":["Cuvier, G. L. C. F. D. & Valenciennes, A. (1831) Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome septieme. Livre septieme. Des Squamipennes. Livre huitieme. Des poissons a pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. F. G. Levrault, Paris, xix + 5 + 509 pp, pls. 209 - 245. [Cuvier authored pp. 1 - 440, Valenciennes 441 - 531.]","Duncker, G. & Mohr, E. (1929) Die Fische der Sudsee-Expedition der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Stiftung 1908 - 1909. 3. Teil. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Staatsinstitut und Zoologischen Museum in Hamburg, 44, 57 - 84.","Teitelbaum, A., Nahacky, A. & Kinch, J. (2013) A commercial survey of aquarium fish species in the Kavieng Lagoon, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea. Report, James Cook University, Townsville, 1 - 21."]}

Forcipiger longirostris (Broussonet 1782) —Longnose butterflyfish (Fig. 90) Status at New Ireland. New record, based on specimens photographed on 3–4 June 2013 during ACIAR Aquarium Survey at Kavieng. A specimen photographed at Lissenung Island, Kavieng District, 6 m depth, by Dean Tully on 17 Sept. 2012; a video of a specimen taken at Tungelo Island, off southeastern New Hanover, at 3–46 m depth, St. KR 104, in 2014 (identified by Barry C. Russell). Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2.—General distribution: East Africa, Comores and western Mascarenes east to Hawaiian Islands and Pitcairn Group, north to Ogasawara Islands, south to northern Australia, New Caledonia and Tonga. Found on seaward coral reefs, 3–70 m depth. Marine., Published as part of Andréfouët, Serge, Chen, Wei-Jen, Kinch, Jeff, Mana, Ralph, Russell, Barry C., Tully, Dean & White, William T., 2019, Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records, pp. 1-360 in Zootaxa 4588 (1) on page 191, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163

Forcipiger flavissimus Jordan & McGregor in Jordan & Evermann 1898—Forcepsfish Status at New Ireland. New record, based on specimens photographed at St. KVG24 (off northwestern Bauddisson Island) by Serge Andréfouët on 22 Aug. 2014; a video of a specimen taken off southern New Hanover at 4–51 m depth, St. KR 110, in 2014 (identified by Barry C. Russell). Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2.—General distribution: Red Sea, East Africa, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to tropical eastern Pacific, north to southern Japan and Hawaiian Islands, south to Western Australia, New South Wales (Australia), Lord Howe Island, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Kermadec Islands and Rapa; eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Galapagos Archipelago. Found on coastal and seaward coral reefs, 2– 114 m depth. Marine., Published as part of Andréfouët, Serge, Chen, Wei-Jen, Kinch, Jeff, Mana, Ralph, Russell, Barry C., Tully, Dean & White, William T., 2019, Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records, pp. 1-360 in Zootaxa 4588 (1) on page 191, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163

Forcipiger flavissimus Jordan & McGregor in Jordan & Evermann 1898—Forcepsfish Status at New Ireland. New record, based on specimens photographed at St. KVG24 (off northwestern Bauddisson Island) by Serge Andréfouët on 22 Aug. 2014; a video of a specimen taken off southern New Hanover at 4–51 m depth, St. KR 110, in 2014 (identified by Barry C. Russell). Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2.—General distribution: Red Sea, East Africa, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to tropical eastern Pacific, north to southern Japan and Hawaiian Islands, south to Western Australia, New South Wales (Australia), Lord Howe Island, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Kermadec Islands and Rapa; eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Galapagos Archipelago. Found on coastal and seaward coral reefs, 2– 114 m depth. Marine.

Chaetodon oxycephalus Bleeker 1853 —Spot-nape butterflyfish (Fig. 87) Status at New Ireland. First recorded from New Hanover by Peters (1877: 832); reported as Chaetodon lineolatus var. oxycephalus by Ahl (1923: 167, 169). A specimen photographed at Lissenung Island, Kavieng District, 5 m depth, by Dean Tully on 6 July 2010; a video of a specimen taken at Martha's Shoal, off eastern New Hanover, at 7–41 m depth, St. KR122, in 2014 (identified by Barry C. Russell). Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2.—General distribution: Maldives and Chagos Archipelago east to Pohnpei (Federated States of Micronesia) and Solomon Islands, north to Philippines, south to Queensland (Australia). Found in coral-rich areas in coastal and seaward coral reefs, 10–40 m depth. Marine., Published as part of Andréfouët, Serge, Chen, Wei-Jen, Kinch, Jeff, Mana, Ralph, Russell, Barry C., Tully, Dean & White, William T., 2019, Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records, pp. 1-360 in Zootaxa 4588 (1) on page 186, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163, {"references":["Peters, W. C. H. (1877) Ubersicht der wahrend der von 1874 bis 1876 unter der Commando des Hrn. Capitan z. S. Freiherrn von Schleinitz ausgefuhrten Reise S. M. S. Gazelle gesammelten und von der Kaiserlichen Admiralitat der Koniglichen Akademie der Wissenschaften ubersandten Fische. Monatsberichte der Koniglichen Preuss [ischen] Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin, 1876, 831 - 854.","Ahl, E. (1923) Zur Kenntnis der Knochenfischfamilie Chaetodontidae insbesondere der Unterfamilie Chaetodontinae. Archiv fur Naturgeschichte Berlin (N. F.) 89 (A, 5), 1 - 205, pls. 1 - 2."]}

Chaetodon citrinellus Cuvier [ex Broussonet] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831 —Speckled butterflyfish Status at New Ireland. First recorded from New Hanover by Ahl (1923: 104–105); a video of a specimen taken off Nusaum Island, Kavieng District, at 9–18 m depth, St. KR 76, in 2014 (identified by Barry C. Russell); another taken in Senta Pass, east of New Hanover at 5–12 m depth, St. KR 114, in 2014. Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2.—General distribution: East Africa east to Hawaiian and Tuamotu islands, north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to northern Australia, Lord Howe and Norfolk islands. Solitary, in pairs or in small groups, on reef flats and in seaward coral reefs, 1–36 m depth. Marine., Published as part of Andréfouët, Serge, Chen, Wei-Jen, Kinch, Jeff, Mana, Ralph, Russell, Barry C., Tully, Dean & White, William T., 2019, Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records, pp. 1-360 in Zootaxa 4588 (1) on page 183, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163, {"references":["Cuvier, G. L. C. F. D. & Valenciennes, A. (1831) Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome septieme. Livre septieme. Des Squamipennes. Livre huitieme. Des poissons a pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. F. G. Levrault, Paris, xix + 5 + 509 pp, pls. 209 - 245. [Cuvier authored pp. 1 - 440, Valenciennes 441 - 531.]","Ahl, E. (1923) Zur Kenntnis der Knochenfischfamilie Chaetodontidae insbesondere der Unterfamilie Chaetodontinae. Archiv fur Naturgeschichte Berlin (N. F.) 89 (A, 5), 1 - 205, pls. 1 - 2."]}

Coradion melanopus (Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831) —Two-eyed coralfish Status at New Ireland. New record, based on a specimen photographed at Lissenung Island, Kavieng District at 20 m depth by Dean Tully on 9 July 2011. Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: Southern Indonesia east to Philippines and New Guinea, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Solomon Islands. Found in pairs, in coastal and seaward coral reefs, often near sponges, 10–30 m depth. Marine., Published as part of Andréfouët, Serge, Chen, Wei-Jen, Kinch, Jeff, Mana, Ralph, Russell, Barry C., Tully, Dean & White, William T., 2019, Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records, pp. 1-360 in Zootaxa 4588 (1) on page 191, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163, {"references":["Cuvier, G. L. C. F. D. & Valenciennes, A. (1831) Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome septieme. Livre septieme. Des Squamipennes. Livre huitieme. Des poissons a pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. F. G. Levrault, Paris, xix + 5 + 509 pp, pls. 209 - 245. [Cuvier authored pp. 1 - 440, Valenciennes 441 - 531.]"]}

Heniochus singularius Smith & Radcliffe 1911 —Singular bannerfish (Fig. 92) Status at New Ireland.First recorded from New Ireland by Allen & Erdmann (2012: 540). A specimen photographed at Lissenung Island, Kavieng District, 8 m depth, by Dean Tully on 6 July 2011; a video of a specimen taken at Martha's Shoal, east of New Hanover, St. KR154, at 6–20 m depth, in 2014 (identified by Barry C. Russell). Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2.—General distribution: Maldives and Chagos Archipelago east to Caroline Islands and Samoa, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Solitary or in pairs, in lagoons and on seaward coral reefs and deep rocky reefs, 2–250 m depth. Marine., Published as part of Andréfouët, Serge, Chen, Wei-Jen, Kinch, Jeff, Mana, Ralph, Russell, Barry C., Tully, Dean & White, William T., 2019, Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records, pp. 1-360 in Zootaxa 4588 (1) on pages 192-193, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163, {"references":["Allen, G. R. & Erdmann, M. V. (2012) Reef fishes of the East Indies, volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research, Perth [vol. I: x + 424 pp + end note; vol. II: 425 - 855; vol. III: preface, map, contents and 857 - 1260.]"]}

Heniochus chrysostomus Cuvier [ex Parkinson] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831 —Pennant bannerfish Status at New Ireland. New record, based on specimens photographed on 1–3 June 2013 during ACIAR Aquarium Survey in Kavieng District; others photographed at St. KVG26 (off western Bauddisson Island) by Serge Andréfouët on 23 Aug. 2014; a video of a specimen taken off Nubilus Island, off southeastern New Hanover, at 3– 32 m depth, St. KR 88, in 2014 (identified by Barry C. Russell). Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2.—General distribution: Christmas and Cocos-Keeling islands (eastern Indian Ocean) east to Line Islands and Pitcairn Group, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Solitary or in pairs, in coastal, lagoon and seaward coral reefs, 1–45 m depth. Marine., Published as part of Andréfouët, Serge, Chen, Wei-Jen, Kinch, Jeff, Mana, Ralph, Russell, Barry C., Tully, Dean & White, William T., 2019, Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records, pp. 1-360 in Zootaxa 4588 (1) on page 192, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163, {"references":["Cuvier, G. L. C. F. D. & Valenciennes, A. (1831) Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome septieme. Livre septieme. Des Squamipennes. Livre huitieme. Des poissons a pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. F. G. Levrault, Paris, xix + 5 + 509 pp, pls. 209 - 245. [Cuvier authored pp. 1 - 440, Valenciennes 441 - 531.]"]}

Chaetodon unimaculatus Bloch 1787 —Teardrop butterflyfish Status at New Ireland. New record, based on a specimen photographed at Lissenung Island, Kavieng District, 5 m depth, by Dean Tully on 6 July 2011; a video of a specimen taken at Echuca Shoal, New Hanover, 15–34 m depth, St. KR 158, in 2014 (identified by Barry C. Russell). Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2.—General distribution: Cocos-Keeling and Christmas islands (eastern Indian Ocean) east to Hawaiian and Easter islands, north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to northern Australia and Lord Howe Island. Solitary or in small groups, in lagoon and seaward coral reefs, 0–60 m depth. Marine., Published as part of Andréfouët, Serge, Chen, Wei-Jen, Kinch, Jeff, Mana, Ralph, Russell, Barry C., Tully, Dean & White, William T., 2019, Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records, pp. 1-360 in Zootaxa 4588 (1) on page 189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163

Chaetodon meyeri Bloch & Schneider 1801 —Meyer's butterflyfish Status at New Ireland. First recorded from Kavieng, New Ireland by Fowler (1931: 340), based on QM material. Specimens photographed in Kavieng region on 1–2 June 2013 during ACIAR Aquarium Survey; others photographed at St. KVG9 (Bismarck Sea side of southeastern Kavieng District) by Serge Andréfouët on 15 Aug. 2014; a video of a specimen taken at Martha's Shoal, east of New Hanover, St. KR 154, at 6–20 m depth, in 2014 (identified by Barry C. Russell). Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2.—General distribution: East Africa and Réunion east to Caroline, Line and Phoenix islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Queensland (Australia), New Caledonia and Tonga. Found in coral-rich areas of lagoon and seaward reefs, 2–25 m depth. Marine., Published as part of Andréfouët, Serge, Chen, Wei-Jen, Kinch, Jeff, Mana, Ralph, Russell, Barry C., Tully, Dean & White, William T., 2019, Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records, pp. 1-360 in Zootaxa 4588 (1) on page 185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163, {"references":["Fowler, H. W. (1931) The fishes of Oceania- Supplement I. Memoirs of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum, 11, 313 - 381."]}

Chelmon rostratus (Linnaeus 1758) —Beaked coralfish (Fig. 89) Status at New Ireland. New record, based on a specimen photographed at Lissenung Island, Kavieng District, 8 m depth, by Dean Tully on 17 Sept. 2012, and a pair at 6 m depth, 23 Sept. 2012; another pair photographed at St. KVG19 (Bagail Bay, Kavieng District) by Serge Andréfouët on 19 Aug. 2014; a video of a specimen taken at Anelaua Island, off eastern New Hanover, 4–12 m depth, St. KR 130, in 2014 (identified by Barry C. Russell). Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2.—General distribution: Andaman Sea and Indonesia east to Philippines and New Guinea, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to northern Australia. Solitary or in pairs, in coastal and lagoon reefs, 1–25 m depth. Marine., Published as part of Andréfouët, Serge, Chen, Wei-Jen, Kinch, Jeff, Mana, Ralph, Russell, Barry C., Tully, Dean & White, William T., 2019, Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records, pp. 1-360 in Zootaxa 4588 (1) on page 190, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163

Chaetodon ulietensis Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831 —Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish Status at New Ireland. New record, based on specimens photographed in June 2013 during ACIAR Aquarium Survey (see Teitelbaum et al. 2013: 14). A specimen photographed at Lissenung Island, Kavieng District, 3 m depth, by Dean Tully on 2 July 2011; a video of a specimen taken off Nubilus Island, off southeastern New Hanover, at 3–32 m depth, St. KR 88, in 2014 (identified by Barry C. Russell). Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2.—General distribution: Cocos-Keeling and Christmas islands (eastern Indian Ocean) east to Hawaiian and Line islands and Pitcairn Group, north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to northern Australia and Lord Howe Island. Found solitary, in pairs or in groups, in coral-rich areas of lagoon and seaward coral reefs, 2–30 m depth. Marine.

Hemitaurichthys polylepis (Bleeker 1857) —Pyramid butterflyfish (Fig. 91) Status at New Ireland. New record, based on a specimen photographed on 5 June 2013 during ACIAR Aquarium Survey in Kavieng District; specimens photographed at Lissenung Island by Dietmar Amon on 11 June 2009, others at St. KVG 17 on the Bismarck Sea side of northern Kavieng District by Serge Andréfouët on 18 Aug. 2014, and at St. KVG28 (southeast of New Hanover) by Serge Andréfouët on 24 Aug. 2014. Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2.—General distribution: Indonesia east to Hawaiian and Marquesas islands and Pitcairn Group, north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Found in large aggregations above outer slopes of seaward coral reefs, 3–60 m depth. Marine., Published as part of Andréfouët, Serge, Chen, Wei-Jen, Kinch, Jeff, Mana, Ralph, Russell, Barry C., Tully, Dean & White, William T., 2019, Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records, pp. 1-360 in Zootaxa 4588 (1) on page 191, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163

Chaetodon semeion Bleeker 1855 —Dotted butterflyfish (Fig. 88) Status at New Ireland. New record, based on a specimen photographed at Lissenung Island, Kavieng District by Dietmar Amon on 22 Aug. 2008, and at Lissenung Island, 6 m depth, by Dean Tully on 19 Oct. 2011; a specimen observed at Nemto Island, New Hanover, 1–50 m depth, St. T23, on 7 Nov. 2006, by Gerald R. Allen. Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2.—General distribution: Sri Lanka east to Line and Tuamotu islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. Usually in pairs, in coralrich areas of lagoon reefs and outer slopes of seaward reefs, 2–30 m depth. Marine., Published as part of Andréfouët, Serge, Chen, Wei-Jen, Kinch, Jeff, Mana, Ralph, Russell, Barry C., Tully, Dean & White, William T., 2019, Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records, pp. 1-360 in Zootaxa 4588 (1) on pages 187-188, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163

Chaetodon ornatissimus Cuvier [ex Solander] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831 —Ornate butterflyfish (Fig. 86) Status at New Ireland. New record, based on specimens photographed on 3–4 June 2013 during ACIAR Aquarium Survey in Kavieng District, and by Serge Andréfouët southeast of Tunschui, Kavieng District, St. KVG16, on 17 Aug. 2014; a specimen observed at Nemto Island, New Hanover, 4–15 m depth, St. T23, on 7 Nov. 2006, by Gerald R. Allen. Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2.—General distribution: Maldives east to Hawaiian and Line islands and Pitcairn Group, north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to Lord Howe Island. Found in coral-rich areas in lagoon and seaward coral reefs, 1–36 m depth. Marine., Published as part of Andréfouët, Serge, Chen, Wei-Jen, Kinch, Jeff, Mana, Ralph, Russell, Barry C., Tully, Dean & White, William T., 2019, Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records, pp. 1-360 in Zootaxa 4588 (1) on page 186, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163, {"references":["Cuvier, G. L. C. F. D. & Valenciennes, A. (1831) Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome septieme. Livre septieme. Des Squamipennes. Livre huitieme. Des poissons a pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. F. G. Levrault, Paris, xix + 5 + 509 pp, pls. 209 - 245. [Cuvier authored pp. 1 - 440, Valenciennes 441 - 531.]"]}

Chaetodon lineolatus Cuvier [ex Quoy & Gaimard] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831 —Lined butterflyfish Status at New Ireland. New record, based on specimens observed at Kavieng fish market in 2004–2005 by Jeff Kinch during CFMDP Survey. Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: Mascarenes east to Hawaiian, Line and Marquesas islands, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, Lord Howe, Norfolk and Gambier islands. Found in lagoon and seaward coral reefs, 0–171 m depth. Marine., Published as part of Andréfouët, Serge, Chen, Wei-Jen, Kinch, Jeff, Mana, Ralph, Russell, Barry C., Tully, Dean & White, William T., 2019, Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records, pp. 1-360 in Zootaxa 4588 (1) on page 184, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163, {"references":["Cuvier, G. L. C. F. D. & Valenciennes, A. (1831) Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome septieme. Livre septieme. Des Squamipennes. Livre huitieme. Des poissons a pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. F. G. Levrault, Paris, xix + 5 + 509 pp, pls. 209 - 245. [Cuvier authored pp. 1 - 440, Valenciennes 441 - 531.]"]}

Chaetodon kleinii Bloch 1790 —Klein's butterflyfish Status at New Ireland. First recorded from St. Mathias as Chaetodon kleini by Duncker & Mohr (1929: 72), based on ZMH 11734. Specimens photographed in Kavieng region on 1–2 June 2013 during ACIAR Aquarium Survey; others photographed at St. KVG20 (east of Enuk Island, Kavieng District) by Serge Andréfouët on 20 Aug. 2014; a video of a specimen taken off Nubilus Island, off southeastern New Hanover, at 3–32 m depth, St. KR 88, in 2014 (identified by Barry C. Russell). Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2, 4.—General distribution: Red Sea, East and South Africa, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Hawaiian, Line and Marquesas islands, north to southern Japan, south to Kimberleys (Western Australia), Lord Howe Island and Tonga. Found in lagoon and seaward coral and rocky reefs, 2–61 m depth. Marine., Published as part of Andréfouët, Serge, Chen, Wei-Jen, Kinch, Jeff, Mana, Ralph, Russell, Barry C., Tully, Dean & White, William T., 2019, Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records, pp. 1-360 in Zootaxa 4588 (1) on page 184, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163, {"references":["Duncker, G. & Mohr, E. (1929) Die Fische der Sudsee-Expedition der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Stiftung 1908 - 1909. 3. Teil. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Staatsinstitut und Zoologischen Museum in Hamburg, 44, 57 - 84."]}

Chaetodon rafflesii Anonymous [Bennett] 1830—Latticed butterflyfish Status at New Ireland. First recorded from New Ireland as Chaetodon princeps by Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes (1831: 33), based on MNHN 9923, and from Port Praslin, New Ireland by Lesson (1831: 177); subsequently reported from New Hanover by Peters (1877: 832) and Ahl (1923: 158). Specimens photographed in Kavieng region on 3–4 June 2013 during ACIAR Aquarium Survey. A specimen photographed at Lissenung Island by Dietmar Amon on 22 Aug. 2008. Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2, 3.—General distribution: Sri Lanka east to Tuamotu Archipelago, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Solitary or in pairs, usually in coral-rich areas of coastal, lagoon and seaward coral reefs, 1–15 m depth. Marine., Published as part of Andréfouët, Serge, Chen, Wei-Jen, Kinch, Jeff, Mana, Ralph, Russell, Barry C., Tully, Dean & White, William T., 2019, Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records, pp. 1-360 in Zootaxa 4588 (1) on page 187, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163, {"references":["Cuvier, G. L. C. F. D. & Valenciennes, A. (1831) Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome septieme. Livre septieme. Des Squamipennes. Livre huitieme. Des poissons a pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. F. G. Levrault, Paris, xix + 5 + 509 pp, pls. 209 - 245. [Cuvier authored pp. 1 - 440, Valenciennes 441 - 531.]","Lesson, R. P. (1831) Poissons. In: Duperrey, L. I. (ed.), Foyage autour du monde, ..., sur la corvette de La Majeste La Coquille, pendant les annees 1822, 1823, 1824 et 1825..., Zoologie tome 2. Paris. (Pt. 1, text): 66 - 238; Atlas (1832): pls. 1 - 38.","Peters, W. C. H. (1877) Ubersicht der wahrend der von 1874 bis 1876 unter der Commando des Hrn. Capitan z. S. Freiherrn von Schleinitz ausgefuhrten Reise S. M. S. Gazelle gesammelten und von der Kaiserlichen Admiralitat der Koniglichen Akademie der Wissenschaften ubersandten Fische. Monatsberichte der Koniglichen Preuss [ischen] Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin, 1876, 831 - 854.","Ahl, E. (1923) Zur Kenntnis der Knochenfischfamilie Chaetodontidae insbesondere der Unterfamilie Chaetodontinae. Archiv fur Naturgeschichte Berlin (N. F.) 89 (A, 5), 1 - 205, pls. 1 - 2."]}

Chaetodon lunulatus Quoy & Gaimard 1825 —Redfin butterflyfish Status at New Ireland. New record, based on a specimen photographed on 3 June 2013 during ACIAR Aquarium Survey in Kavieng District; others photographed at St. KVG18 (south side of Bauddisson Island, Kavieng District) by Serge Andréfouët on 18 Aug. 2014, and at St. KVGPMT50 (southeast of New Hanover) by Serge Andréfouët on 24 Aug. 2014; previously misidentified from New Ireland as Chaetodon trifasciatus (non Park, 1797) by Ahl (1923: 56, 60). Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2.—General distribution: Malaysia and Indonesia east to Hawaiian, Line and Tuamotu islands, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia, Lord Howe and Norfolk islands. Found in coral-rich areas of coral reefs, 0–20 m depth. Marine., Published as part of Andréfouët, Serge, Chen, Wei-Jen, Kinch, Jeff, Mana, Ralph, Russell, Barry C., Tully, Dean & White, William T., 2019, Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records, pp. 1-360 in Zootaxa 4588 (1) on page 185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163, {"references":["Ahl, E. (1923) Zur Kenntnis der Knochenfischfamilie Chaetodontidae insbesondere der Unterfamilie Chaetodontinae. Archiv fur Naturgeschichte Berlin (N. F.) 89 (A, 5), 1 - 205, pls. 1 - 2."]}

Chaetodon ocellicaudus Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831 —Spot-tail butterflyfish Status at New Ireland. First recorded from New Ireland by Burgess (1978: 679); a specimen photographed at Lissenung Island, Kavieng District, 3 m depth, by Dean Tully on 15 Sept. 2012; a specimen observed at Nemto Island, New Hanover, 1–12 m depth, St. T 24, on 7 Nov. 2006, by Gerald R. Allen. Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2.—General distribution: Malaysia and Indonesia east to Palau and Solomon Islands, north to Philippines, south to Queensland (Australia). Found in coral-rich areas of reef flats, lagoon and seaward coral reefs, 3–50 m depth. Marine.

Chaetodon auriga Forsskål in Niebuhr 1775 —Threadfin butterflyfish (Fig. 81) Status at New Ireland. New record, based on a specimen photographed at Lissenung Island, Kavieng District, 5 m depth, by Dean Tully in July 2011; others photographed at St. KVG19 (Bagail Bay, Kavieng District) by Serge Andréfouët on 19 Aug. 2014; a video of a specimen taken in Senta Pass, east of New Hanover at 5–12 m depth, St. KR 114, in 2014 (identified by Barry C. Russell). Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2.—General distribution: Red Sea, East and South Africa east to Hawaiian and northern Line islands and Pitcairn Group, north to southern Japan, south to northern New Zealand, and Rapa. Found in live and dead coral reef and lagoon habitats, also on rocky reefs, 0–35 m depth. Marine., Published as part of Andréfouët, Serge, Chen, Wei-Jen, Kinch, Jeff, Mana, Ralph, Russell, Barry C., Tully, Dean & White, William T., 2019, Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records, pp. 1-360 in Zootaxa 4588 (1) on page 181, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163

Chaetodon trifascialis Quoy & Gaimard 1825 —Chevroned butterflyfish Status at New Ireland. New record, based on specimens photographed on 2 June 2013, first dive, during ACIAR Aquarium Survey at Kavieng; a video of a specimen taken off Nubilus Island, off southeastern New Hanover, at 3– 32 m depth, St. KR 88, in 2014 (identified by Barry C. Russell). Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2.—General distribution: Red Sea, East and South Africa east to northern Line and Tuamotu islands, north to southern Japan, south to Exmouth Gulf (Western Australia), New South Wales (Australia), Lord Howe and Norfolk islands and Rapa. Found in coral-rich areas of shallow lagoon and semi-protected seaward coral reefs, 0–30 m depth. Marine., Published as part of Andréfouët, Serge, Chen, Wei-Jen, Kinch, Jeff, Mana, Ralph, Russell, Barry C., Tully, Dean & White, William T., 2019, Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records, pp. 1-360 in Zootaxa 4588 (1) on page 188, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163

Heniochus acuminatus (Linnaeus 1758) —Longfin bannerfish Status at New Ireland. First recorded from New Hanover as Heniochus macrolepidotus by Peters (1877: 833). Specimens photographed in Kavieng region on 2 June 2013 during ACIAR Aquarium Survey. Specimens photographed at Lissenung Island by Dietmar Amon on 6 July 2010, another at St. KVG 17 on the Bismarck Sea side of northern Kavieng District by Serge Andréfouët on 18 Aug. 2014. Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2.—General distribution: East Africa, Persian Gulf, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Wake and Tuamotu islands, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, Lord Howe, Tonga and Austral islands. Found in deep, protected lagoons and channels, and seaward coral or rocky reef slopes, 2–178 m depth. Marine., Published as part of Andréfouët, Serge, Chen, Wei-Jen, Kinch, Jeff, Mana, Ralph, Russell, Barry C., Tully, Dean & White, William T., 2019, Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records, pp. 1-360 in Zootaxa 4588 (1) on page 191, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163, {"references":["Peters, W. C. H. (1877) Ubersicht der wahrend der von 1874 bis 1876 unter der Commando des Hrn. Capitan z. S. Freiherrn von Schleinitz ausgefuhrten Reise S. M. S. Gazelle gesammelten und von der Kaiserlichen Admiralitat der Koniglichen Akademie der Wissenschaften ubersandten Fische. Monatsberichte der Koniglichen Preuss [ischen] Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin, 1876, 831 - 854."]}

Chaetodon pelewensis Kner 1868 —Dot and dash butterflyfish Status at New Ireland. New record, based on a video of a specimen taken at Manne Island, Kavieng District, 3– 25 m depth, St. KR 42, in 2014 (identified by Barry C. Russell); another taken at Tungelo Island, off southeastern New Hanover, at 3–46 m depth, St. KR 104, in 2014. Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2.—General distribution: New South Wales (Australia) and New Guinea to French Polynesia and Easter Island. Found in seaward coral reefs, 8–30 m depth. Marine., Published as part of Andréfouët, Serge, Chen, Wei-Jen, Kinch, Jeff, Mana, Ralph, Russell, Barry C., Tully, Dean & White, William T., 2019, Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records, pp. 1-360 in Zootaxa 4588 (1) on page 186, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163