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
425GQ
(Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829)
Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes
1829
[151,889,366,391]
Actinopterygii
Terapontidae
Mesopristes
Animalia
Perciformes
199
200
Chordata
species
argenteus
Status at New Ireland. New record, based on specimens observed by Jeff Kinchduring CFMDP Survey at Kavieng fish market in 2004–2005.
Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: Philippinesand New Guinea, north to Yaeyama Islands, south to Queensland( Australia) and New Caledonia. Found in inshore areas, usually near mangroves; juveniles entering freshwater rivers and streams, 0–4 mdepth. Freshwater, transitional water and marine.