Plectranthias inermis Randall 1980 —Chequered perchlet

Status at New Ireland. New record, based on a specimen observed at Selapiu Island, Kavieng District, 1–48 m depth, St. T 13, on 3 Nov. 2006, by Gerald R. Allen. WAM material (WAM P.28186-001, 1 specimen, Kavieng).

Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: Mauritius; Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) and Indonesia east to Philippines and New Guinea. Found on coral rubble of seaward reef slopes, 14–65 m depth. Marine.