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
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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.