Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records Andréfouët, Serge Chen, Wei-Jen Kinch, Jeff Mana, Ralph Russell, Barry C. Tully, Dean White, William T. Zootaxa 2019 2019-04-23 4588 1 1 360 X72J Machida 1984 Machida 1984 [151,577,1277,1302] Actinopterygii Colocongridae Coloconger Animalia Anguilliformes 54 55 Chordata species japonicus   Status at New Ireland. New record, based on NTUM material ( 1 specimen, St. CP4431-1, northeast of New Hanover; 1 specimen, St. CP4436-1, north of Kavieng,  30 Aug. 2014; 2 specimens, St. CP4443-5-6, north of New Hanover).   Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2.—General distribution: Western Pacific: New Ireland; southern Japan. Bathydemersal, 401–1128 mdepth. Marine.