Eleotris fusca (Bloch & Schneider [ex Forster] 1801)—Dusky sleeper

Status at New Ireland. New record, based on WAM material (WAM P.28185-018, 1 specimen, Kavieng District).

Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.— General distribution: East Africa and Mascarenes east to Gambier and Marquesas islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia and Rapa. Found in lower reaches of freshwater streams including estuaries, usually on mud bottom, 0–5 m depth. Freshwater, transitional water and marine .