Choeroichthys brachysoma (Bleeker 1855) —Short-bodied pipefish

Status at New Ireland. First recorded from Drei Inseln Harbour, New Hanover by Munro (1958: 143).

Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1.—General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Marshall and Society islands, north to Philippines, south to eastern Australia and Fiji. Coral reefs, 1–20 m depth. Marine.