Oxycheilinus orientalis (Günther [ex Bleeker] 1862)— Oriental wrasse

Status at New Ireland. New record, based on a specimen photographed on 4 June 2013 during ACIAR Aquarium Survey in Kavieng District .

Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: Red Sea and East Africa east to Caroline and Solomon islands, north to Philippines, south to New Caledonia. Found in sand-rubble areas near coral reefs, 10–80 m depth. Marine.