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
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White, William T.
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Zootaxa
2019
2019-04-23
4588
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1
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journal article
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Thalassoma hardwicke
(Bennett 1830)
—Sixbar wrasse
Status at
New Ireland
.
First recorded from
New Ireland
as
Julis dorsalis
by
Peters (1877
: 843); subsequently reported from Kavieng as
Thalassoma schwanefeldi
by
Kailola (1975
: 192). KFRS material. Specimens photographed at St. KVG18 (south side of Bauddisson Island, Kavieng District) by Serge Andréfouët on
18 Aug. 2014
, and at St. KVGPMT50 (southeast of New Hanover) by Serge Andréfouët on
24 Aug. 2014
.
Distribution and habitat.
New Ireland
: 1, 2.—General distribution: South and East Africa,
Madagascar
and Mascarenes east to
Wake
and Tuamotu islands, north to southern
Japan
and Ogasawara Islands, south to Lord Howe, Norfolk and Austral islands. Found in small groups on coral reefs,
0–15 m
depth. Marine.