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
TRSS
Bleeker 1853
Bleeker
1853
[151,574,1225,1250]
Actinopterygii
Labridae
Cheilinus
Animalia
Perciformes
223
224
Chordata
species
oxycephalus
Status at New Ireland. New record, based on specimens observed by Jeff Kinchduring CFMDP Surveyat Kaviengfish market in 2004–2005; a specimen observed south of Nemto Island, New Hanover, 1–12 mdepth, St. T24, on 7 Nov. 2006, by Gerald R. Allen.
Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2.—General distribution: East and South Africa, Madagascarand Mascarenes east to Marquesas and Gambier islands, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia, New Caledoniaand Austral Islands. Found in coral-rich areas of lagoon and seaward coral reefs, 1–40 mdepth. Marine.