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 7G5VR (Smith 1957) Smith 1957 [151,540,1124,1149] Actinopterygii Lethrinidae Wattsia Animalia Perciformes 172 173 Chordata species mossambica   Status at New Ireland. Firstrecorded from Lihir Group, Namatamai District,  New Irelandby Fry et al. (2006: 129). Specimensobserved by Jeff Kinchduring CFMDP Survey at Kavieng fish market in  2004–2005.   Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2, 5.—General distribution: East Africa east to Philippines, Wallis and Futunaand Samoa, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australiaand New Caledonia. Found in deep reefs at the outer edge of the continental shelf, 100–200 mdepth. Marine.