Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of Madang District, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 820 new records
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Fricke, Ronald
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Allen, Gerald R.
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Andréfouët, Serge
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Chen, Wei-Jen
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Hamel, Mélanie A.
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Laboute, Pierre
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Mana, Ralph
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Hui, Tan Heok
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Uyeno, Daisuke
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Zootaxa
2014
3832
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Hemiramphidae
Hemiramphus archipelagicus
Collette & Parin, 1978
—Jumping halfbeak
STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang by
Parin
et al.
(1980
: 130). Specimens observed and photographed at St. CTR 23, CTR 25, CTR 26, CTR 29.
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Western
India
east to
Cook Islands
, north to
Philippines
. In coastal waters; juveniles sometimes offshore, associated with floating objects,
0–
6 m
. Marine.
Hemiramphus convexus
Weber & Beaufort, 1922
—Convex halfbeak
STATUS AT MADANG.
New record
from Madang, based on AMS material (AMS I.16748-001). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. East Africa east to
Caroline Islands
and New
Ireland
. In coastal waters,
0–
6 m
. Marine.
Hyporhamphus balinensis
(Bleeker, 1858)
—Balinese garfish
STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang by
Herre (1933: 12)
. SU and USNM material. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Red Sea and East Africa east to Caroline and
Cook islands
, north to
Philippines
, south to
Vanuatu
. Found in schools, mainly above coral reefs,
0–
6 m
. Marine.
Hyporhamphus dussumieri
(Valenciennes in
Cuvier
& Valenciennes, 1847)
—Dussumier's halfbeak STATUS AT MADANG.
New record
from Madang, based on AMS and USNM material (AMS I.16671-074; USNM 211355, 218695).
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT.
Seychelles
east to Tuamotu Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to northern
Australia
. In coastal waters,
0–
6 m
. Marine.
Oxyporhamphus micropterus
(Valenciennes in
Cuvier
& Valenciennes, 1847)
—Bigwing halfbeak STATUS AT MADANG.
New record
from Madang, based on
Oxyporhamphus similis
(non Bruun, 1935) by
Parin
et al.
(1980
: fig. 47).
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. East Africa east to
Panama
, north to southern
Japan
, south to northern
Australia
,
0–
6 m
. Marine.
Rhynchorhamphus georgii
(Valenciennes in
Cuvier
& Valenciennes, 1847)
—Longbilled halfbeak STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang by
Herre (1933: 12)
.
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea east to
Philippines
and New
Guinea
, north to
Taiwan
, south to northern
Australia
,
0–
6 m
. Transitional water and marine.