Pleurosicya mossambica Smith 1959 — Mozambique ghostgoby

Status at New Ireland. New record, based on specimen photographed at Lissenung Island by Dietmar Amon on 18 Apr. 2009.

Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: Red Sea and East Africa east to Marshall and Marquesas islands, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Found on a variety of hosts, 2–30 m depth. Marine.