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 Novaculichthys taeniourus (Lacepède [ex Commerson] 1801)—Rockmover wrasse Status at New Ireland . First recorded from New Ireland as Novacula (Novaculichthys) taeniura by Peters (1877 : 843); reported from San Mathias as Novacula taeniurus by Duncker & Mohr (1929 : 68). ZMH material. 2 specimens photographed at Lissenung Island, Kavieng District, 10 m depth, by Dean Tully on 18 Sept. 2012 ; a video of a specimen taken off southeastern New Hanover, at 6–21 m depth, St. KR124, in 2014 (identified by Barry C. Russell). Distribution and habitat. New Ireland : 1, 2, 4.—General distribution: Red Sea, East Africa and KwaZulu- Natal ( South Africa ), Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Panama , north to southern Japan and Hawaiian Islands, south to Lord Howe, Norfolk and Tuamotu islands. Found in semi-exposed reef flats and lagoon and seaward coral reefs; common in areas of mixed sand, and rubble that are subject to mild surge; juveniles shallow on rubble amongst large bommies or protected open patches on reef crests and swim as if were a leaf floating along the bottom; large adults move along over large reef section, solitary or in pairs and typically turn or shift large pieces of rubble or debris, 1–25 m depth. Marine.