Parapercis cylindrica (Bloch 1792) —Sharpnose sandperch

Status at New Ireland. New record, based on a specimen photographed on 2 June 2013, first dive, during ACIAR Aquarium Survey at Kavieng.

Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: Indonesia east to Yap (Caroline Islands) and Papua New Guinea, north to Ryukyu Islands. Found in silty reefs or among sparse seagrass, 1–20 m depth. Marine.