Nemipterus hexodon (Quoy & Gaimard 1824) —Ornate threadfin bream

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

Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: Andaman Sea and Indonesia east to Solomon Islands. Found on sand or mud bottoms, entering estuaries, 10–80 m depth. Marine.