Pleurosicya plicata Larson 1990 —Folded ghostgoby

Status at New Ireland. New record, based on NTUM 11437 (1 specimen, 14.2 mm SL, St. KR 3, east of Usien Island, Kavieng District, 02°38.142’S 150°46.401’E, 11 m depth, 3 June 2014).

Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: East Africa and Oman east to Pohnpei (Caroline Islands) and New Guinea, north to Philippines. Commensal with sponges, 10–30 m depth. Marine.