Pterois radiata Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829 —Clearfin lionfish (Fig. 42)

Status at New Ireland. New record, based on a specimen photographed at Lissenung Island, Kavieng District, 10 m depth, by Dean Tully on 6 July 2010.

Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: Red Sea, East and South Africa east to Marshall, northern Line and Marquesas Islands, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Found solitary in coral reef crevices, 1–30 m depth. Marine.