Gerres longirostris (Lacepède [ex Commerson] 1801)—Longtail silverbiddy (Fig. 71)

Status at New Ireland. New record, based on a specimen photographed at Lissenung Island, Kavieng District, 3 m depth, by Dean Tully on 5 July 2011.

Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East and South Africa, Aldabra, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Palau and Marquesas Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands and Japan, south to Queensland (Australia), New Caledonia and Tonga. Adults on shallow soft bottoms adjacent to coral reefs; juveniles in estuaries, 0–50 m depth. Transitional water and marine.