Scomberoides tol (Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1832) —Needlescaled queenfish

Status at New Ireland. New record, based on specimens observed and photographed at Kavieng fish market by Barry C. Russell on 14 June 2014.

Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: Red Sea and East Africa east to Fiji, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia. Adults found in clear lagoon and seaward coral reefs, juveniles inshore and in estuaries, 0–100 m depth. Transitional water and marine.