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
3JBSV
Valenciennes
1839
[151,399,188,213]
Actinopterygii
Labridae
Halichoeres
Animalia
Perciformes
230
231
Chordata
species
miniatus
Status at New Ireland. New record, based on specimens photographed at St. KVGPMT47 (Bagail Bay, Kavieng District) by Serge Andréfouët on 23 Aug. 2014; a specimen observed at Balang Island, New Hanover, 1–18 mdepth, St. T21, on 6 Nov. 2006, by Gerald R. Allen.
Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2.—General distribution: Malaysiaeast to Philippinesand Solomon Islands, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australiaand New Caledonia. Solitary or in small groups, among mixed coral, gravel, or seagrass, 0–5 mdepth. Marine.