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
4JN62
(Linnaeus 1758)
Linnaeus
1758
[151,528,978,1003]
Actinopterygii
Ephippidae
Platax
Animalia
Perciformes
295
296
Chordata
species
pinnatus
Status at New Ireland. New record, based on specimens observed at Kaviengfish market by Barry C. Russellduring 7–28 June 2014; a video of a specimen taken off Nubilus Island, off southeastern New Hanover, at 3–32 mdepth, St. KR88, in 2014 (identified by Barry C. Russell).
Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2.—General distribution: Indonesiaeast to Philippinesand New Guinea, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Queensland( Australia) and New Caledonia. Solitary in coastal coral reefs and on seaward reef slopes, 2–25 mdepth. Marine.