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
6YMV2
Guerin-Meneville 1829
Guerin-Meneville
1829
[151,623,1122,1147]
Actinopterygii
Siganidae
Siganus
Animalia
Perciformes
296
297
Chordata
species
doliatus
Status at New Ireland. New record, based on specimens observed by Jeff Kinchduring CFMDP Surveyat Kaviengfish market in 2004–2005, and by Barry C. Russellduring 7–28 June 2014; other specimens photographed at St. KVG18 (south side of Bauddisson Island, Kavieng District) by Serge Andréfouëton 18 Aug. 2014; a video of a specimen taken at Nubilus Island, off eastern New Hanover, 3–25 mdepth, St. KR90, in 2014 (identified by Barry C. Russell).
Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2.—General distribution: Eastern Indonesiaeast to Palau, Fijiand Tonga, south to northern Australiaand New Caledonia. Found in sheltered coastal reefs and on seaward reef slopes, 0–15 mdepth. Marine.