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 Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1835 Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1835 [151,980,1196,1221] Insecta Curculionidae Acanthurus Animalia Coleoptera 301 302 Arthropoda species xanthopterus   Status at New Ireland.First recorded from Tigak Islands, Kavieng, New Irelandby Wright & Richards (1985: 73), and from Lihir Group, Namatamai District by Fry et al. (2006: 129); specimens observed at Kavieng fish market in 2004–2005by Jeff Kinch during CFMDP Survey, and by Barry C. Russell during 7–28 June 2014. A specimen photographed at Lissenung Island, Kavieng District, 5 mdepth, by Dean Tully on 6 July 2011; a video of a specimen taken at Kawauiliaka Island, off northeastern New Hanover, at 3–12 mdepth, St. KR132, in 2014 (identified by Barry C. Russell).   Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2, 5.—General distribution: Red Sea, East and South Africa, Madagascarand Mascarenes east to Panama, north to southern Japanand Ogasawara Islands, south to Queensland( Australia) and New Caledonia. Found in various coral reef habitats, sand slopes and lagoons, 0–100 mdepth. Marine.