Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records Andréfouët, Serge Chen, Wei-Jen Kinch, Jeff Mana, Ralph Russell, Barry C. Tully, Dean White, William T. Zootaxa 2019 2019-04-23 4588 1 1 360 43367 (Bleeker 1854) Bleeker 1854 [151,585,1243,1268] Actinopterygii Syngnathidae Microphis Animalia Syngnathiformes 95 96 Chordata species brachyurus   Status at New Ireland. New record, based on by  NTUM 11415( 1 specimen, 180.3 mm SL, St. KM12, Tome Village, Kavieng District, 2°42.105’S 150°52.847’E, freshwater/brackish transition,  5 June 2014). WAM material.   Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: Sri Lankaand Indiaeast to Society Islands, north to southern Japan, south to New Caledonia. Found in estuaries, rivers and streams, 0–5 mdepth. Freshwater, transitional water and marine. 2242667121 2014-06-05 NTUM, KM Papua New Gunea -2.70175 Kavieng District 1 150.88078 Tome Village 95 96 NTUM 11415, KM12 1 New