Pervagor nigrolineatus (Herre 1927) —Blackline filefish

Status at New Ireland. New record, based on a specimen observed at Anelaua Island, New Hanover, 2–16 m depth, St. T 22, on 6 Nov. 2006, by Gerald R. Allen.

Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1.—General distribution: Malaysia and Indonesia east to Palau and Papua New Guinea, south to northern Australia. Found in lagoon and seaward reefs, 3–25 m depth. Marine.