Pseudocheilinops ataenia Schultz in Schultz, Chapman, Lachner & Woods 1960 —Midget wrasse

Status at New Ireland. New record, based on a video of a specimen taken at northwestern Manne Island, Kavieng District, at 3–12 m depth, St. KR14, in 2014 (identified by Barry C. Russell).

Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: Indonesia east to Palau and Papua New Guinea, south to Solomon Islands. Found on rubble and coral patches of sheltered reefs, 5–15 m depth. Marine.