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 3P2Y8 (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valencinnes 1837) Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valencinnes 1837 [151,972,1374,1399] Actinopterygii Eleotridae Hypseleotris Animalia Perciformes 267 268 Chordata species cyprinoides   Status at New Ireland. New record, based on WAM material (WAM P.28185-006, 1 specimen, Kavieng District).    Distribution and habitat.  New Ireland: 2.— Generaldistribution: East Africaand Mascareneseast to Gambierand Marquesas islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledoniaand Rapa. Found in lower reaches of freshwater streams including estuaries, usually on mud bottom,  0–5 mdepth. Freshwater, transitional water and marine. 2242667730 Papua New Gunea New Ireland 3 East Africa General 267 268 1 Distribution