Synodus binotatus Schultz in Schultz, Herald, Lachner, Welander & Woods 1953— Twospot lizardfish (Fig. 18)

Status at New Ireland. New record, based on a specimen photographed at Lissenung Island by Dietmar Amon on 12 Apr. 2007.

Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: East Africa and Mascarenes east to Hawaiian and Line islands, north to Ogasawara Islands, south to Western Australia and New Caledonia. Found in coral reefs and adjacent lagoons, 1–88 m depth. Marine.