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
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Forsskal in Niebuhr 1775
Forsskal in Niebuhr
1775
[151,646,1572,1597]
Actinopterygii
Scaridae
Scarus
Animalia
Perciformes
243
244
Chordata
species
ghobban
Status at New Ireland. New record, based on specimens observed by Jeff Kinchduring CFMDP Surveyat Kaviengfish market in 2004–2005, and by Barry C. Russellon 7–21 June 2014; a video of a specimen taken at Alexander Passage, off southeastern New Hanover, at 5–14 mdepth, St. KR96, in 2014 (identified by Barry C. Russell).
Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2.—General distribution: Red Sea, East and South Africa, Madagascarand Mascarenes east to Panama, north to southern Japanand Ogasawara Islands, south to northern Australia, Lord Howe Island and Rapa. Found in lagoon and seaward coral reefs, on slopes and drop-offs; juveniles inshore on algae reef habitat; entering silty, murky environments, 1–90 mdepth. Transitional water and marine.