Nemipterus furcosus (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830)

Andréfouët, Serge, Chen, Wei-Jen, Kinch, Jeff, Mana, Ralph, Russell, Barry C., Tully, Dean & White, William T., 2019, Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records, Zootaxa 4588 (1), pp. 1-360 : 165

Nemipterus furcosus (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830) —Fork-tailed threadfin bream

Status at New Ireland. New record, based on specimens observed at Kavieng fish market by Barry C. Russell during 14–28 June 2014.

Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: Maldives and India east to New Guinea, north to southern Japan, south to Queensland ( Australia). Found on sand or mud bottoms, entering estuaries, 2–110 m depth. Transitional water and marine.