Bodianus bimaculatus Allen 1973 —Twospot slender hogfish

Status at New Ireland. New record, based on a specimen observed at 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: Red Sea, Madagascar, Mauritius (Mascarenes); eastern Indonesia east to Palau and New Guinea, north to southern Japan, south to New Caledonia and northern New Zealand. Found on steep seaward reef slopes, 30–70 m depth. Marine.