Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider in Bloch & Schneider 1801) —Rippled rockskipper

Status at New Ireland. First recorded from Emirau Island, St. Mathias Group by Kailola (1975: 200). KFRS material.

Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 4.—General distribution: Red Sea, East and South Africa, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Wake Atoll and Pitcairn, north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to Western Australia, New South Wales (Australia), Lord Howe Island and Rapa. Found in rubble or rock areas, including tidal pools, 0–5 m depth. Marine.