Istigobius ornatus (Rüppell 1830) —Ornate sandgoby

Status at New Ireland. New record, based on a video of a specimen taken at Kawauiliaka Island, off northeastern New Hanover, at 3–12 m depth, St. KR132, in 2014 (identified by Barry C. Russell).

Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1.—General distribution: Red Sea and East Africa east to Society and Marquesas Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands and Ogasawara Islands, south to Queensland (Australia), New Caledonia and Tonga. Found among mangroves and in protected bays, 0–2 m depth. Transitional water, marine.