Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records
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Andréfouët, Serge
Author
Chen, Wei-Jen
Author
Kinch, Jeff
Author
Mana, Ralph
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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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Synchiropus orstom
Fricke 2000
—Orstom dragonet (
Fig. 127
)
Status at
New Ireland
. New record
, based on
NTUM 11101
(
1 male
, 58.0 mm SL,
St. CP
4422-20, northeast of
New Hanover
).
Distribution and habitat.
New Ireland
: 1.—General distribution:
Papua New Guinea
; Norfolk Ridge,
New Caledonia
. Found on soft bottom,
370–496 m
depth. Marine.
Remarks.
This species was originally described from seamounts on the Norfolk Ridge,
New Caledonia
by
Fricke (2000
: 33); it was recently recorded from
Sandaun
and
West Sepik
provinces,
Papua New Guinea
by
Fricke (2015
: 5). This is the first record from
New Ireland Province
, which suggests that the species is more widespread in the region.