Psammoperca waigiensis (Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1828) —Waigeo seaperch

Status at New Ireland. First recorded from Kavieng, New Ireland by Kailola (1975: 89). Specimens collected at Kavieng fish market by Barry C. Russell during 7–28 June 2014. KFRS material.

Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: Indonesia east to Papua New Guinea, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to northern Australia. Found in coral and rocky reefs, entering estuaries, 3–12 m depth. Transitional water and marine.