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