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 3KS7V (Forsskal in Niebuhr 1775) Forsskal in Niebuhr 1775 [151,684,1878,1903] Actinopterygii Hemiramphidae Hemiramphus Animalia Beloniformes 77 78 Chordata species far   Status at New Ireland.First recorded from southern New Irelandby Parin et al. (1980: 130). Specimens observed at Kavieng fish market in  2004–2005 by Jeff Kinchduring CFMDP Survey, and by Barry C. Russellon  14 June 2014. A specimen photographed at Lissenung Islandby Dietmar Amon on  28 June 2009.   Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2, 3.—General distribution: Red Sea, East and South Africa, Seychelles, Madagascarand Mascarenes east to Philippines, Samoaand Tonga, north to Izu Peninsula (southern Japan), south to Western Australia, New South Wales( Australia); immigrated into Mediterranean Sea through the Suez Canal. Occurring in schools in coastal waters; spawns in estuaries, 0–6 mdepth. Transitional water and marine. 2242667124 2014-06-14 CFMDP Survey & Barry C. Russell Papua New Gunea Jeff Kinch 77 78 1 2242667139 [221,1146,1986,2011] 2009-06-28 Papua New Gunea Lissenung Island 77 78 1