Zoramia perlita (Fraser & Lachner 1985) —Pearlspot cardinalfish

Status at New Ireland. New record, based on a specimen photographed at Lissenung Island, Kavieng District, 8 m depth, by Dean Tully on 6 July 2011.

Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: Andaman Sea east to Palau and Papua New Guinea. Forming aggregations among branching corals, in sheltered coral reefs, 3–12 m depth. Marine.