Solenostomus cyanopterus Bleeker 1854 —Longtail ghost pipefish

Status at New Ireland. New record, based on a specimen photographed at Lissenung Island, Kavieng District, 18 m depth, by Dean Tully on 17 Sept. 2012.

Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: New Ireland: 3—General distribution: Red Sea and East Africa east to Mariana Islands and Fiji, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia. Associated with coral reefs, 4–20 m depth. Marine.