Cheilopogon abei Parin 1996 —Abe's flyingfish

Status at New Ireland. Reported from Bismarck Sea off Kavieng, New Ireland in original description by Parin (1996: 305).

Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: East Africa east to Mariana and Solomon islands, north to Philippines, south to Rowley Shoals (Western Australia). Epipelagic in oceanic waters, 0–10 m depth. Marine.