Arcygobius baliurus (Valenciennes [ex Kuhl & Hasselt] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837)—Isthmus goby

Status at New Ireland. New record, based on a video of a specimen taken east of Nago Island, Kavieng District, at 2–9 m depth, St. KR28, in 2014 (identified by Barry C. Russell).

Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: Red Sea, Seychelles; Malaysia and Indonesia east to Philippines and New Guinea, north to Ryukyu Islands. Found on sand-rubble bottoms, 3–15 m depth. Marine.