Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records Author Andréfouët, Serge Author Chen, Wei-Jen Author Kinch, Jeff Author Mana, Ralph Author Russell, Barry C. Author Tully, Dean Author White, William T. text Zootaxa 2019 2019-04-23 4588 1 1 360 journal article 26780 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1 8bb17a01-6ca6-4225-a42c-be3cb22e3db0 1175-5326 2988163 C7390B16-569F-46A2-A823-0018E1934873 Brachysomophis crocodilinus (Bennett 1833) Crocodile snake eel Status at New Ireland . New record , based on a specimen photographed at Lissenung Island , Kavieng District , 5 m depth, by Dean Tully on 6 Oct. 2013 . Distribution and habitat. New Ireland : 2.—General distribution: East Africa and Mascarenes east to Society Islands, north to southern Japan , south to northern Australia . Found on sand bottoms, 0–15 m depth. Marine.