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
6S6F8
(Bleeker 1855)
Bleeker
1855
[151,543,1268,1293]
Actinopterygii
Acanthuridae
Naso
Animalia
Perciformes
303
304
Chordata
species
hexacanthus
Status at New Ireland. New record, based on specimens observed at Kaviengfish market in 2004–2005by Jeff Kinchduring CFMDP Survey. Specimens photographed at Lissenung Islandby Dietmar Amonon 14 June 2007; a video of a specimen taken at Martha's Shoal, off eastern New Hanover, at 7–41 mdepth, St. KR122, in 2014 (identified by Barry C. Russell).
Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2.—General distribution: Red Sea and East Africa, Seychellesand western Mascarenes east to Hawaiian, Marquesas and Ducie islands, north to southern Japanand Ogasawara Islands, south to Lord Howe Island. Found in clear lagoon reefs and seaward reef slopes, 6–150 mdepth. Marine.