Ostorhinchus dispar (Fraser & Randall 1976) —Whitespot cardinalfish

Status at New Ireland. New record, based on a specimen observed south of Bauddisson Island, Kavieng District, 1–50 m depth, St. T 4, on 31 Oct. 2006, by Gerald R. Allen.

Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: Cocos-Keeling Islands east to Palau and Fiji, north to Yaeyama Islands, south to Solomon Islands. Found on steep seaward reef slopes, 15–50 m depth. Marine.