Ablabys taenianotus (Cuvier [ex Commerson] 1829)—Cockatoo waspfish (Fig. 46)

Status at New Ireland. New record, based on a specimen photographed at Lissenung Island by Dietmar Amon on 24 Oct. 2009.

Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes; eastern Indonesia east to Philippines and Fiji, north to Taiwan, south to Kimberleys (Western Australia), Lord Howe and Norfolk islands. Found in areas with sand, rubble and weed adjacent to coral reefs, 20–78 m depth. Marine.