Inimicus didactylus (Pallas 1769) —Bearded ghoul (Fig. 44)

Status at New Ireland. First recorded from Port Praslin, New Ireland as Pelor obscurum by Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes (1829b: 4426-437), based on MNHN material; reported by Lesson (1831: 211–212, poissons pl. 21, fig. 2). NTUM material. Specimens photographed at Lissenung Island by Dietmar Amon on 16 May 2009 and 24 July 2010.

Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2, 3.—General distribution: Indonesia east to Vanuatu, north to southern Japan, south to New Caledonia. Secretive, buried in sand or mud adjacent to coral or rocky reefs including lagoon habitats, 0–80 m depth. Transitional water and marine.