Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records Author Andréfouët, Serge Author Chen, Wei-Jen Author Kinch, Jeff Author Mana, Ralph Author Russell, Barry C. Author Tully, Dean Author White, William T. text Zootaxa 2019 2019-04-23 4588 1 1 360 journal article 26780 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1 8bb17a01-6ca6-4225-a42c-be3cb22e3db0 1175-5326 2988163 C7390B16-569F-46A2-A823-0018E1934873 Lutjanus kasmira (Forsskål in Niebuhr 1775) —Blue-lined snapper Status at New Ireland . First recorded from Drei Inseln Harbour, New Hanover by Munro (1958 : 191). Previously misidentified from Carteret Harbour, Lambom, New Ireland as Lutjanus bengalensis (non Bloch 1790) by Peters (1877 : 831); subsequently from Lihir Group, Namatamai District by Fry et al . (2006 : 129). Specimens photographed on 2 June 2013 , first dive, during ACIAR Aquarium Survey at Kavieng. Specimens photographed at Lissenung Island by Dietmar Amon on 28 Mar. 2007 . Distribution and habitat. New Ireland : 1, 2, 3, 5.—General distribution: Red Sea, East Africa, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Kiribati ( Line Islands ) and Pitcairn Group, north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to northern New Zealand and Rapa; introduced in Hawaiian Islands. Adults found in coral and rocky reefs, juveniles in seagrass beds or patch reefs, 0–265 m depth. Marine.