Acropomatidae

Synagrops analis (Katayama, 1957) —Threespine seabass

STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang and New Guinea, based on specimens collected by W.-J. Chen, St. CP-3948 and CP-3961. NTUM material (NTUM 10058, 10065, 10093). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Philippines north to Japan, south to New Caledonia. Demersal on the continental slope, ca. 180– 300 m. Marine.