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Upeneus tragula Richardson 1846 —Freckled goatfish (Figs 77, 78) Status at New Ireland. First recorded from Kulineua River, New Hanover as Caprupeneus tragula by Munro (1958: 206–207). Specimens photographed at Lissenung Island, Kavieng region by Dietmar Amon on 26 June 2007, and at 5 m depth by Dean Tully on 22 June 2013; others photographed at St. KVG20 (east of Enuk Island, Kavieng District) by Serge Andréfouët on 20 Aug. 2014. NTUM 10609 (1 specimen, St. PD31, off south side of Tungelo Island, New Hanover, 02°40.045'S 150°25.817'E, 3–47 m depth, 17 June 2016). Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2.—General distribution: Red Sea and East Africa east to Palau and New Guinea, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Solitary or in groups, on sand-rubble areas, often near coral reefs, 3–40 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 176, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163, {"references":["Munro, I. S. R. (1958) The fishes of the New Guinea region. Fishery Bulletin, Territory of Papua and New Guinea, Port Moresby, 1, 97 - 369."]}

Pleurosicya boldinghi Weber 1913 —Boldingh's ghostgoby Status at New Ireland. New record, based on specimen photographed at Lissenung Island by Dietmar Amon on 1 Jan. 2010. Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: eastern Indonesia east to Solomon Islands, north to Sabah (Malaysia), south to northern Australia. Commensal on fan sponges, 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 287, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163

Diodon liturosus Shaw [ex Lacepède] 1804—Black-blotched porcupinefish Status at New Ireland. New record, based on a specimen photographed at Lissenung Island, Kavieng District, 12 m depth, by Dean Tully on 28 June 2013. Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: South Africa and Mascarenes east to Society Islands, north to southern Japan, south to New Caledonia. Found on coral reef edges and slopes, often in caves and holes in shallow reefs, juveniles in lagoon habitats, 0–90 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 336, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163

Liopropoma multilineatum Randall & Taylor 1988 —Lined basslet Status at New Ireland. First recorded from the west coast 40 km southeast of Kavieng, New Ireland in original description by Randall & Taylor (1988: 41–43). WAM material. Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: Northwestern Australia east to Fiji, north to Philippines. Found in coral reef crevices of the outer coral reef slope, 20–46 m depth. Marine.

Istiophorus platypterus (Shaw in Shaw & Nodder 1792) —Indo-Pacific sailfish Status at New Ireland. New record, based on specimens observed by Jeff Kinch during CFMDP Survey at Kavieng fish market in 2004–2005. Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: Red Sea and Indo-West Pacific. Oceanic and epipelagic, 0–200 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 313, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163

Sphyraena forsteri Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829 —Bigeye barracuda Status at New Ireland. New record, based on specimens observed at Kavieng fish market by Barry C. Russell on 14 June 2014. Specimens photographed at Lissenung Island, Kavieng District, 8 m depth, by Dean Tully on 9 July 2011. Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: East Africa east to Marshall, Marquesas and Society islands, north to southern Japan, south to New Caledonia. Found in lagoon and seaward reefs, 6–300 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 307, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163

Leptojulis sp.—Papuan wrasse Status at New Ireland. Record from New Ireland based on a video of a specimen taken off Nusa Island, Kavieng District, 2–18 m depth, St. KR32, in 2014. Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: New Guinea. Found in weedy and rocky ledges in sand-rubbles areas, 10–18 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 234, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163

Halichoeres hartzfeldii (Bleeker 1852) —Checkerboard wrasse Status at New Ireland. New record, based on a video of a specimen taken off northern Kavieng District, at 6–22 m depth, St. KR166, in 2014 (identified by Barry C. Russell). Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: Indonesia east to Micronesia and Samoa, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Found on sand-rubble bottoms near 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 228, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163

Chromis alpha Randall 1988 —Yellow-speckled chromis Status at New Ireland. New record, based on NTUM 11306 (1 specimen, 62.4 mm SL, St. CP 4490-6, northwest of New Hanover); a video of a specimen from off Kulinus Island, Kavieng District, 10–11 m depth, St. KR 62, in 2014 (identified by Barry C. Russell). Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2.—General distribution: Christmas and Cocos-Keeling islands (eastern Indian Ocean) and Indonesia east to Caroline and Tuamotu islands, north to Yaeyama Islands, south to northwestern Australia and New Caledonia. Found in loose aggregations on steep seaward reef slopes, 12–155 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 208, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163, {"references":["Randall, J. E. & Taylor Jr., L. R. (1988) Review of the Indo-Pacific fishes of the serranid genus Liopropoma, with descriptions of seven new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes, 16, 1 - 47, pls. 1 - 4."]}

Gnatholepis cauerensis (Bleeker 1853) —Shoulderspot goby Status at New Ireland. New record, based on NTUM 11472 (1 specimen, 14.0 mm SL, St. KS 47, west side of Tsoilaunung Island, Kavieng District, 02°32.785’S 150°30.827’E, 6 m depth, 18 June 2014). Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: South and East Africa, Comores and Mascarenes east to Wake, Marshall, Line and Gambier islands, north to Ogasawara Islands, south to Western Australia, Lord Howe Island and Tonga. Found in sheltered sandy areas from reef flats and lagoons to seaward coral reefs; over sandy bottoms near pieces of rubble, rock, or coral, 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 285, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163

Eviota brahmi Greenfield & Tornabene 2014 —Brahm's dwarfgoby Status at New Ireland. Originally described from New Hanover by Greenfield & Tornabene (2014: 140), based on WAM P.33813.002 (holotype). CAS and WAM material. Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1.—General distribution: endemic to Papua New Guinea, known only from Milne Bay, D'Entrecastaux Islands, Madang, Hermit Islands and New Hanover. Found in coral reef habitats, 12–20 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 281, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163, {"references":["Greenfield, D. W. & Tornabene, L. (2014) Eviota brahmi n. sp. from Papua New Guinea, with a redescription of Eviota nigriventris (Teleostei: Gobiidae). Zootaxa, 3793 (1), 133 - 146. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 3793.1.6"]}

Caranx lugubris Poey 1860 —Black jack Status at New Ireland. First recorded from Feni Island by Kailola (1987b: 278); also reported from Lihir Group, Namatamai District by Fry et al. (2006: 129). Specimens observed at Kavieng fish market in 2004–2005 by Jeff Kinch during CFMDP Survey. Specimens photographed at Lissenung Island by Dietmar Amon on 12 June 2007; 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, 5.—General distribution: Circumglobal in tropical and warm temerate oceans. Benthopelagic, 12–354 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 146, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163, {"references":["Fry, G. C., Brewer, D. T. & Venables, W. N. (2006) Vulnerability of deepwater demersal fishes to commercial fishing: Evidence from a study around a tropical volcanic seamount in Papua New Guinea. Fisheries Research, 81, 126 - 141."]}

Oxymonacanthus longirostris (Bloch & Schneider 1801) —Longnose filefish (Fig. 168) Status at New Ireland. First recorded from New Ireland by Allen & Erdmann (2012: 512). A specimen photographed at Lissenung Island, Kavieng District, 4 m depth, by Dean Tully on 26 Sept. 2015. Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: East Africa, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Samoa, north to Ryukyu and Ogasawara islands, south to southern Great Barrier Reef (Australia), Lord Howe Island, New Caledonia and Tonga. Fond in clear lagoon and seaward reefs with live Acropora corals, 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 328, 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.]"]}

Blenniella caudolineata (Günther 1877) —Lined-tail blenniella Status at New Ireland. New record; previously misidentified from New Hanover as Salarias meleagris (non Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836) by Peters (1877: 841). Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1.—General distribution: eastern Indonesia east to Society Islands, north to southern Japan. Found on shallow, exposed shores, including tidal pools, 0–3 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 255, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163, {"references":["Cuvier, G. L. C. F. D. & Valenciennes, A. (1836) Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome onzieme. Livre treizieme. De la famille des Mugiloides. Livre quatorzieme. De la famille des Gobioides. F. G. Levrault, Paris, xx + 506 + 2 pp., pls. 307 - 343. [Author: Valenciennes.]","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."]}

Gymnocranius griseus (Temminck & Schlegel 1843) —Grey large-eye bream Status at New Ireland. New record, based on 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 off Patio Island, southeast of New Hanover at 5–14 m depth, St. KR 96, in 2014. Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2.—General distribution: India east to Philippines and New Guinea, north to southern Japan. Found on sand or rubble bottoms near coral reefs, 15–80 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 170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163

Caesio teres Seale 1906 —Yellow and blueback fusilier Status at New Ireland. New record, based on photograph taken on 1 June 2013 during ACIAR Aquarium Survey in Kavieng District; 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 and western Mascarenes east to Kiribati (Line Islands), Samoa and Tonga, north to Ogasawara Islands, south to off northwestern Australia and New Caledonia. Found in schools in lagoons and deep channels of coral and rocky reefs, 2–50 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 159, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163

Gerres oyena (Forsskål in Niebuhr 1775) —Blacktip silverbiddy Status at New Ireland. New record, based on specimens observed at Kavieng fish market in 2004–2005 by Jeff Kinch during CFMDP Survey. Species name spelled oeyena in original description; the spelling oyena is an unjustified emendation in prevailing usage and can be continued. Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: Red Sea, East and South Africa to Marshall Islands and Samoa, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Western Australia, New South Wales (Australia), New Caledonia and Tonga. Found on inshore soft bottoms adjacent to coral reefs, 0–20 m depth. Freshwater, transitional water and 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 161, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163

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.]"]}

Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider 1801) —Black-spotted puffer (Fig. 176) Status at New Ireland. First recorded from New Ireland by De Vis (1884: 457); previously misidentified from New Ireland as Tetrodon immaculatus (non Bloch & Schneider 1801) by Peters (1877: 853). Specimens photographed in Kavieng region on 2–4 June 2013 during ACIAR Aquarium Survey; a specimen photographed at Lissenung Island by Dietmar Amon on 10 June 2009; another photographed by Serge Andréfouët off the southern tip of Bauddisson Island, Kavieng District, St. KVG15, on 17 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: Red Sea, East and South Africa, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Line and Tuamotu islands, north to Ryukyu and Ogasawara islands, south to New South Wales (Australia) and New Caledonia. Found on coastal to seaward reef crest and slope habitats with rich invertebrate growth, 3–25 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 332, 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."]}

Triacanthodidae Remarks. In addition to the two species listed below, two additional, unidentified species of Atrophacanthus collected northeast of New Hanover are represented in the NTUM collection., 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 319, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163

Chelidoperca tosaensis Matsunuma, Yamakawa & Williams 2017 —Tosa perchlet (Fig. 53) Status at New Ireland. New record from Papua New Guinea, based on NTUM 11300 (1 specimen, 59.1 mm SL, St. CP 4489-14, northwest of New Hanover), and NTUM 11364 (1 specimen, 57.4 mm SL, St. CP 4501-7, 5.3 km westnorthwest of Kavieng). Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2.—General distribution: New Guinea and Philippines north to southern Japan. Found on soft bottoms on the continental shelf, 60–302 m depth. Marine. Remarks. The New Ireland specimens well agree with typical material of C. tosaensis, recently described by Matsunuma et al. (2017)., 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 115-116, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163, {"references":["Matsunuma, M., Yamakawa, T. & Williams, J. T. (2017) Chelidoperca tosaensis, a new species of perchlet (Serranidae) from Japan and the Philippines, with geographical range extension of C. stella to the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Ichthyological Research, 2017, 1 - 21."]}

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.]"]}

Pristiapogon exostigma (Jordan & Starks 1906)—Narrow-stripe cardinalfish Status at New Ireland. First recorded from New Ireland by Allen & Erdmann (2012: 406). A specimen photographed at Lissenung Island, Kavieng District, 4 m depth, by Dean Tully on 10 July 2011. Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: Red Sea to Oman; Comores; Cocos-Keeling and Christmas islands (eastern Indian Ocean) east to Line and Pitcairn islands, north to Taiwan, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Solitary or in small groups, during the day often at base of coral bommies or under ledges, in lagoon and seaward coral reefs, 1–40 m depth. Marine. Pristiapogon fraenatus (Valenciennes 1832) —Spurcheek cardinalfish Status at New Ireland. New record, based on a video of a specimen taken off Nusa Island, Kavieng District, 2–18 m depth, St. KR 32, in 2014 (identified by Barry C. Russell); a video of a specimen taken at Nubilus Island, off eastern New Hanover, 3–25 m depth, St. KR 90, in 2014 (identified by Barry C. Russell). Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2.—General distribution: Red Sea, East and South Africa, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Line and Gambier islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Western Australia, New South Wales (Australia), New Caledonia and Austral Islands. Found solitary or in groups, in lagoon and seaward coral 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 pages 137-138, 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.]"]}

Ecsenius namiyei (Jordan & Evermann 1902)—Namiye's coral blenny Status at New Ireland. New record, based on a video of a specimen taken in Senta Passage, southeast of New Hanover at 5–16 m depth, St. KR 118, in 2014 (identified by Barry C. Russell); a specimen observed at Nusalomon Island, Kavieng District, 1–24 m depth, St. T 1, on 30 Oct. 2006, by Gerald R. Allen. Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2.—General distribution: Malaysia and Indonesia east to Solomon Islands, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia. Found in lagoon and 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 257, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163

Variola louti (Forsskål in Niebuhr 1775) —Coronation grouper Status at New Ireland. First recorded from New Ireland as Serranus punctulatus by Quoy & Gaimard (1834: 654– 655, pl. 3, fig. 2); reported from Ningin Island (New Ireland) and Drei Inseln Harbour (New Hanover) by Munro (1958: 167). Specimens observed by Jeff Kinch during CFMDP Survey at Kavieng fish market in 2004–2005, and by Barry C. Russell on 21 June 2014. MNHN material. Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2, 3.—General distribution: Red Sea, East and South Africa east to Pitcairn Group, north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to Western Australia, Lord Howe Island and Rapa. Solitary in seaward coral reefs, 3–240 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 126, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163, {"references":["Quoy, J. R. C. & Gaimard, J. P. (1834) Poissons. Pp. 645 - 720, pls. 1 - 4, 7, 10 - 12,14. In: Quoy, J. R. C. & Gaimard, J. P. (eds.), Foyage de decouvertes de \" l'Astrolabe, \" execute par ordre du Roi, pendant les annees 1826 - 29, sous le commandement de M. J. Dumont d'Urville. Zoologie, tome 3 (part 2). J. Tastu, Paris.","Munro, I. S. R. (1958) The fishes of the New Guinea region. Fishery Bulletin, Territory of Papua and New Guinea, Port Moresby, 1, 97 - 369."]}

Ostorhinchus notatus (Houttuyn 1782) —Tiny cardinalfish Status at New Ireland. New record, based on a specimen in a video of a specimen taken east of Nago Island, Kavieng District, at 2–9 m depth, St. KR 28, in 2014 (identified by Barry C. Russell); another taken in Senta Passage, southeast of New Hanover at 5–16 m depth, St. KR 118, in 2014. Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2.—General distribution: Eastern Indonesia east to Solomon Islands, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Found in coral and rocky 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 136, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163

Melichthys vidua (Richardson [ex Solander] 1844)—Pinktail triggerfish Status at New Ireland. First recorded from Lihir Group, Namatamai District, New Ireland by Fry et al. (2006: 129). Photograph of a specimen from Kavieng, New Ireland taken on 1 June 2013 during ACIAR Aquarium Survey; a video of a specimen taken off southern New Hanover at 3–47 m depth, St. KR 106, in 2014 (identified by Barry C. Russell). Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2.—General distribution: East and South Africa east to Hawaiian, Line, Marquesas and Gambier islands, north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to northern Australia, New Caledonia and Tonga. Found in seaward coral reefs with rich invertebrate growth, 4–60 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 322, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163, {"references":["Fry, G. C., Brewer, D. T. & Venables, W. N. (2006) Vulnerability of deepwater demersal fishes to commercial fishing: Evidence from a study around a tropical volcanic seamount in Papua New Guinea. Fisheries Research, 81, 126 - 141."]}

Siganus punctatissimus Fowler & Bean 1929 —Fine-spotted rabbitfish Status at New Ireland. New record, based on specimens observed by Jeff Kinch during CFMDP Survey at Kavieng fish market in 2004–2005; specimens photographed at St. KVG 11 by Serge Andréfouët on 16 Aug. 2014; 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: Eastern Indonesia east to Palau and Solomon Islands, north to Taiwan and Yaeyama Islands, south to northern Australia. Usually in pairs, in coastal reefs, often near steep slopes, 3–30 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 298, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163

Eurypegasus draconis (Linnaeus 1766) —Dragon sea moth Status at New Ireland. New record, based on NTUM 11413 (1 specimen, 32.2 mm SL, St. KD 45, north Limus Island, Kavieng District, 02°36.370’S 150°39.289’E, 50–60 m depth, 22 June 2014). Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: Red Sea and East Africa east to Marshall and Marquesas islands, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia. Found on sand or rubble bottoms, 0– 90 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 88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163

Etelis radiosus Anderson 1981 —Pale snapper Status at New Ireland. First recorded from Lihir Group, Namatamai District, New Ireland by Fry et al. (2006: 129). Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 5.—General distribution: Réunion (western Mascarenes); Sri Lanka east to Caroline Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia. Found above rock bottom, 90–360 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 151, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163, {"references":["Fry, G. C., Brewer, D. T. & Venables, W. N. (2006) Vulnerability of deepwater demersal fishes to commercial fishing: Evidence from a study around a tropical volcanic seamount in Papua New Guinea. Fisheries Research, 81, 126 - 141."]}

Scarus festivus Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840 —Festive parrotfish (Fig. 114) Status at New Ireland. New record, based on a specimen photographed at Lissenung Island by Dietmar Amon on 11 June 2009. Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: East Africa east to Marshall and Society islands, north to Ryukyu and Ogasawara islands, south to Solomon Islands. Found in lagoon and seaward coral reefs, 3–30 m depth. Marine.

Cheilopogon abei Parin 1996 —Abe's flyingfish Status at New Ireland. Reported from Bismarck Sea off Kavieng, New Ireland in original description by Parin (1996: 305). Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: East Africa east to Mariana and Solomon islands, north to Philippines, south to Rowley Shoals (Western Australia). Epipelagic in oceanic waters, 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 page 77, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163

Epinephelus malabaricus (Bloch & Schneider 1801) —Malabar grouper Status at New Ireland. First recorded from New Ireland by Randall & Heemstra (1981: 197), based on ZMB material; previously misidentified from Lihir Group, Namatamai District, New Ireland by Fry et al. (2006: 130) as E. septemfasciatus (non Thunberg, 1793). NTUM 11227 (1 spec. juv., 26.8 mm SL, St. CP 4457-13, northeast of Bangatang). Specimens observed by Jeff Kinch during CFMDP Survey at Kavieng fish market in 2004–2005, and by Barry C. Russell during 7–28 June 2014. Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2, 5.—General distribution: Red Sea, East Africa, Madagascar and western Mascarenes east to Palau, Yap and Tonga, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, Sydney (New South Wales, Australia) and New Caledonia. Found in a variety of habitats including estuaries, 5–150 m depth. Transitional water and 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 118, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163, {"references":["Fry, G. C., Brewer, D. T. & Venables, W. N. (2006) Vulnerability of deepwater demersal fishes to commercial fishing: Evidence from a study around a tropical volcanic seamount in Papua New Guinea. Fisheries Research, 81, 126 - 141."]}

Istigobius ornatus (Rüppell 1830) —Ornate sandgoby Status at New Ireland. New record, based on a video of a specimen taken at Kawauiliaka Island, off northeastern New Hanover, at 3–12 m depth, St. KR132, in 2014 (identified by Barry C. Russell). Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1.—General distribution: Red Sea and East Africa east to Society and Marquesas Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands and Ogasawara Islands, south to Queensland (Australia), New Caledonia and Tonga. Found among mangroves and in protected bays, 0–2 m depth. Transitional water, marine.

Gracila albomarginata (Fowler & Bean 1930) —Masked grouper, slenderspine grouper (Fig. 54) Status at New Ireland. First recorded from New Ireland by Kailola (1987b: 232). A specimen photographed at Lissenung Island, Kavieng District at 18 m depth by Dean Tully on 27 Sept. 2015; another photographed at St. KVG18 (south side of Bauddisson Island, Kavieng District) by Serge Andréfouët on 18 Aug. 2014; 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 east to northern Line and Tuamotu islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to northern Australia, New Caledonia and Tonga. Found on the seaward slope of coral or rocky reefs, 6–120 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 120, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163

Antigonia rubescens (Günther 1860) —Indo-Pacific boarfish Status at New Ireland. New record, based on 2 specimens collected at St. CP 4458-6-7 (westnorthwest of Kavieng). Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: Réunion (western Mascarenes) and India east to Hawaiian Ridge, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia and New Caledonia. Benthopelagic, 50–750 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 314, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163

Halicampus grayi Kaup 1856 —Gray's pipefish Status at New Ireland. New record, from New Guinea, based on NTUM 11191 (CP4455-16), 1 specimen, 94.3 mm SL, northeast of Bauddisson Island. Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: Southern Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and Sri Lanka east to Philippines, north to the southern Japan, south to northern Australia. Found on soft bottoms, 9–91 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 94, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163, {"references":["Kaup, J. J. (1856) Einiges uber die Unterfamilie Ophidinae. Archiv fur Naturgeschichte, 22, 93 - 100."]}

Scarus quoyi Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840 —Quoy's parrotfish Status at New Ireland. Originally described from Carteret Harbour, New Ireland by Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes (1840: 273), based on MNHN material; subsequently reported as Callyodon bleekeri by Beaufort in Weber & Beaufort (1940: 318, part), and as Callyodon blochii (non Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) and C. bleekeri (non Beaufort in Weber & Beaufort, 1940) by Munro (1958: 244, 245). A specimen photographed in Kavieng region on 5 June 2013 during ACIAR Aquarium Survey; specimens observed at Kavieng fish market by Barry C. Russell during 7–21 June 2014; a specimen observed at Balang Island, New Hanover, 0–18 m depth, St. T21, on 6 Nov. 2006, by Gerald R. Allen. Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2, 3.—General distribution: India east to Palau and Vanuatu, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Lord Howe Island. Found in sheltered coastal coral reefs, 2–18 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 245, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163, {"references":["Cuvier, G. L. C. F. D. & Valenciennes, A. (1840) Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome quatorzieme. Suite du livre seizieme. Labroides. Livre dix-septieme. Des Malacopterygiens. [for 1839.] Pitois-Levrault, Paris, xxii + 2 + 464 + 4 pp., pls. 389 - 420. [Author: Valenciennes.]","Weber, M. & Beaufort, L. F. de (1940) The fishes of the Indo-Australian Archipelago. FIII. Percomorphi (continued). Cirrhitoidea, Labriformes, Pomacentriformes. Folume 8. E. J. Brill, Leiden, xv + 508 pp. [This volume authored by L. F. de Beaufort.]","Munro, I. S. R. (1958) The fishes of the New Guinea region. Fishery Bulletin, Territory of Papua and New Guinea, Port Moresby, 1, 97 - 369."]}

Sphaeramia orbicularis (Cuvier [ex Kuhl & Hasselt] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1828)—Orbicular cardinalfish Status at New Ireland. First recorded from St. Mathias as Apogon orbicularis by Duncker & Mohr (1929: 58), based on ZMH 11967. Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 4.—General distribution: Southern Red Sea and East Africa east to Caroline Islands and Tonga, north to Yaeyama Islands, south to New Caledonia. Lives in aggregations in mangrove habitats, 0–5 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 139, 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."]}

Chrysiptera cymatilis Allen 1999 —Melanesian blue devil Status at New Ireland. First recorded from New Ireland by Allen & Erdmann (2012: 590); a specimen observed at Limmelon Island, Kavieng District, 1–14m depth, St. T 3, on 30 Oct. 2006, by Gerald R. Allen. Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: Eastern Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Found in lagoons and sheltered seaward coral 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 213, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163, {"references":["Allen, G. R. (1999) Apogonidae. Cardinalfishes. In: Carpenter, K. E. & Niem, V. E. (eds.), Species identification guide for fisheries purposes. The living marine resources of the western central Pacific. Folume 4. Bony fishes part 2 (Mugilidae to Carangidae). FAO, Rome pp. iii-v + 2069 - 2790, pls. 1 - 7., pp. 2602 - 2610.","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.]"]}

Lethrinus microdon Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830 —Ornate emperor Status at New Ireland. First recorded from Drei Inseln Harbour, New Hanover by Munro (1958: 204–205); subsequently reported from Lihir Group, Namatamai District by Fry et al. (2006: 129); specimens photographed at Kavieng fish market by Barry C. Russell during 7–28 June 2014. Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2, 5.—General distribution: Red Sea, East Africa, Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Palau and New Guinea, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia. Solitary or in groups, on coastal reefs, in lagoons and on seaward reef slopes, 10–80 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 171, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163, {"references":["Munro, I. S. R. (1958) The fishes of the New Guinea region. Fishery Bulletin, Territory of Papua and New Guinea, Port Moresby, 1, 97 - 369.","Fry, G. C., Brewer, D. T. & Venables, W. N. (2006) Vulnerability of deepwater demersal fishes to commercial fishing: Evidence from a study around a tropical volcanic seamount in Papua New Guinea. Fisheries Research, 81, 126 - 141."]}

Cephalopholis polleni (Bleeker 1868) —Harlequin grouper (Fig. 51) Status at New Ireland. New record, based on a specimen photographed at Lissenung Island, Kavieng District at 30 m depth by Dean Tully on 30 Sept. 2013. Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: Comores and Mascarenes east to Palau and Line Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands. Solitary on seaward reefs, 30–70 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 113, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163

Paracaesio gonzalesi Fourmanoir & Rivaton 1979 — Vanuatu snapper Status at New Ireland. First recorded from Lihir Group, Namatamai District, New Ireland by Fry et al. (2006: 129). Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 5.—General distribution: Philippines and Papua New Guinea east to Tuvalu and Fiji, south to Vanuatu. Bathydemersal, 140–250 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 page 156, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163, {"references":["Fry, G. C., Brewer, D. T. & Venables, W. N. (2006) Vulnerability of deepwater demersal fishes to commercial fishing: Evidence from a study around a tropical volcanic seamount in Papua New Guinea. Fisheries Research, 81, 126 - 141."]}

Amblyeleotris wheeleri (Polunin & Lubbock 1977) —Wheeler's shrimpgoby Status at New Ireland. New record, based on a video of a specimen taken in Steffen Strait, western Kavieng District at 3–18 m depth, St. KR 68, 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: Red Sea, East and South Africa, Saint Brandon's Shoals and Mascarenes east to Marshall Islands, north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to Australia. Found on sand bottoms of coastal and seaward reefs, associated with an alpheid shrimp, 5–28 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 271, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163

Sphyraena barracuda (Edwards in Catesby 1771) —Great barracuda (Fig. 148) Status at New Ireland. First recorded from Kavieng, New Ireland and St. Mathias as Sphyraena picuda by Duncker & Mohr (1926: 130), based on ZMH 11900, 11902; subsequently reported as S. picuda from New Hanover, St. Georges Channel and southwest coast, New Ireland, and Feni and Green islands by Munro (1958: 149–150). Specimens observed by Jeff Kinch during CFMDP Survey at Kavieng fish market in 2004–2005, and by Barry C. Russell during 14–28 June 2014. Specimens photographed at Lissenung Island by Dietmar Amon on 17 Oct. 2007, 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, 3, 4, 5.—General distribution: In all tropical seas except the eastern Pacific; in the western Pacific Ocean south to northern Australia and Lord Howe Island. Juveniles occur in estuaries and shallow sheltered inner reef areas; adults are found in a wide range of habitats from murky inner harbours to open seas, 1–100 m depth. Transitional water and 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 306-307, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163, {"references":["Duncker, G. & Mohr, E. (1926) Die Fische der Sudsee-Expedition der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Stiftung 1908 - 1909. 2. Teil (Belonidae, Hemirhamphidae, Exocoetidae, Polynemidae, Sphyraenidae, Mugilidae, Atherinidae, Melanotaeniidae). Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Staatsinstitut und Zoologischen Museum in Hamburg, 42, 126 - 136.","Munro, I. S. R. (1958) The fishes of the New Guinea region. Fishery Bulletin, Territory of Papua and New Guinea, Port Moresby, 1, 97 - 369."]}

Champsodon machaeratus Nemeth 1994 —Scaledchin champsodontid Status at New Ireland. New record, based on NTUM 11211 (2 specimens, St. CP 4456-11-12, northeast of Bauddisson Island), NTUM 11225 (1 specimen, 44.1 mm SL, St. CP 4457-11, northeast of Bangatang Island), and NTUM 11285 (1 specimen, 36.5 mm SL, St. CP 4485-6, northwest of New Hanover). Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2.—General distribution: New South Wales and Queensland, Australia. 144–410 m depth. Marine. Remarks. An additional specimen was collected in Ainto Bay, off southwestern New Britain, West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea, NTUM 12152 (1 specimen, 49.2 mm SL, St. 4335-13, 6°05’S 149°18’E, 240–250 m depth, R/V Alis, 7 May 2014)., 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 247-248, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163

Cyttomimus affinis Weber 1913 —False dory Status at New Ireland. New record, based on NTUM material (1 specimen, St. CP 4419-7, northeast of New Hanover). Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1.—General distribution: antiequatorial in western Pacific: South China Sea to southern Japan; northern Australia and Papua New Guina to New Caledonia. Bathydemersal, 200– 366 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 88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163

Scarus tricolor Bleeker 1847 —Tricolour parrotfish Status at New Ireland. New record, based on a specimen in 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: East Africa, South Africa, Mozambique Channel, Mauritius (Mascarenes), Maldives and Chagos Archipelago east to Palau, Line Islands, Marquesas Islands and Gambier Islands, south to New Caledonia and Tonga, north to Philippines. Found in 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 246, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163

Halichoeres melanurus (Bleeker 1852) —Tailspot wrasse (Fig. 109) 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: 15); another photographed at St. KVG29 (southeast of New Hanover) by Serge Andréfouët on 24 Aug. 2014. Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2.—General distribution: Central Indonesia east to Caroline Islands and Samoa, north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to northern Australia and Norfolk Island. Solitary or in small groups, in sheltered reefs, 0–15 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 230, 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."]}

Setarches guentheri Johnson 1862 —Channelled rockfish Status at New Ireland. New record, based on NTUM 12372 (1 specimen, 44.1 mm SL, St. CP 4254-43, northwest of Kavieng), NTUM 11068 (1 specimen, 105.0 mm SL, St. CP 4418-19, northeast of New Hanover), and NTUM 11153, 11155 (2 specimens, 60.1–111.1 mm SL, St. CP 4444-2-4, north of New Hanover). Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2.—General distribution: Circumglobal in tropical and warm temperate oceans. Benthic, on the continental slope, 150–784 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 99, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163