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 Gymnothorax pictus (Ahl 1789) Peppered moray Status at New Ireland . First recorded from New Hanover as Muraena picta by Peters (1877 : 850); reported from St. Mathias and New Ireland by Duncker & Mohr (1929 : 82). ZMH material. Distribution and habitat. New Ireland : 1.—General distribution: Central Red Sea, East Africa and KwaZulu- Natal ( South Africa ) east to Panama , north to Ryukyu Islands and Minami Tori Shima, south to northern Australia to 23°30'S and New Caledonia . Found on shallow reef flats, under rocks or in reef crevices, 0–100 m depth. Marine.