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 6NBLN (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836) Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836 [151,939,1273,1298] Actinopterygii Blenniidae Istiblennius Animalia Perciformes 258 259 Chordata species lineatus   Status at New Ireland.First recorded from Emirau Island, St. Mathias Group by Kailola (1975: 200). KFRS material.   Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 4.—General distribution: Laccadiveand Maldive islandseast to Marshall Islandsand Pitcairn, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australiaand New Caledonia. Found in groups on rocky shores and exposed intertidal areas, 0–3 mdepth. Marine.