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.