Anaora tentaculata Gray 1835 —Tentacled dragonet, leafy dragonet (Fig. 125)

Status at New Ireland. New record, based on specimen photographed at Lissenung Island, Kavieng District by Dietmar Amon on 22 Feb. 2008, and at 1 m depth by Dean Tully on 4 July 2014 .

Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: Eastern Indonesia east to Guam, Palau and Yap, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to New Guinea. Found in harem groups, on sand-rubble bottoms near coral reefs, or in seagrass habitats, 1–30 m depth. Marine.