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 Lethrinus variegatus Valenciennes [ex Ehrenberg] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830—Slender emperor Status at New Ireland . First recorded from New Hanover and Edmago Island , Kavieng , New Ireland by Munro (1958 : 204). Specimens observed by Jeff Kinch during CFMDP Survey at Kavieng fish market in 2004–2005 . KFRS material. Distribution and habitat. New Ireland : 1, 2.—General distribution: Red Sea, East Africa, Seychelles , Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Palau and Tonga , north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Western Australia and Queensland ( Australia ) and New Caledonia . Solitary or in groups, in seagrass areas and on sand or rubble bottoms adjacent to coral reefs, 1–15 m depth. Marine.