Nemichthys scolopaceus Richardson 1848 — Slender snipe eel

Status at New Ireland. First recorded from northwestern New Ireland by Karmovskaya (1982: 157).

Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: Circumglobal in tropical and temperate seas, in the western Pacific south to New Zealand. Bathypelagic, 0–3656 m depth. Marine.