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 3RHCG (Quoy & Gaimard 1825) Quoy & Gaimard 1825 [151,680,1634,1659] Actinopterygii Kyphosidae Kyphosus Animalia Perciformes 179 180 Chordata species vaigiensis   Status at New Ireland. New record, based on specimens observed by Jeff Kinchduring CFMDP Surveyat Kaviengfish market in  2004–2005, and by Barry C. Russellon  7 and 21 June 2014. Specimensphotographed at Lissenung Islandby Dietmar Amonon  30 Sept. 2012; others photographed at St. KVG18 (south side of Bauddisson Island, Kavieng District) by Serge Andréfouëton  18 Aug. 2014; a video of a specimen taken at Alexander Passage, off southeastern New Hanover, at  5–14 mdepth, St. KR96, in 2014 (identified by Barry C. Russell).   Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2.—General distribution: Red Sea, East and South Africa, Madagascarand Réunioneast to Hawaiian, Line and Marquesas islands, north to central Japan, south to Western Australia, New South Wales( Australia), northern New Zealand, Tongaand Rapa. Found in groups, over hard bottoms covered with algae, on exposed reef flats and seaward coral reefs, 0–24 mdepth. Marine.