Pseudochromidae

Fricke, Ronald, Allen, Gerald R., Andréfouët, Serge, Chen, Wei-Jen, Hamel, Mélanie A., Laboute, Pierre, Mana, Ralph, Hui, Tan Heok & Uyeno, Daisuke, 2014, Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of Madang District, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 820 new records, Zootaxa 3832 (1), pp. 1-247 : 66-67

Pseudochromidae

Amsichthys knighti (Allen, 1987) —Knight's dottyback

STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on WAM material (WAM P.30356-011). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Central Indonesia east to Philippines and Solomon Islands, south to northern Australia. Secretive in crevices of coral reefs, 0– 10 m. Marine.

Lubbockichthys multisquamatus (Müller & Troschel, 1849) —Many-scaled dottyback

STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on WAM material (WAM P.30620-011). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Cocos-Keeling and Christmas islands (Indian Ocean) east to Philippines and Solomon Islands. In caves and crevices of seaward reef slopes, 12– 60 m. Marine.

Pholidochromis marginatus ( Lubbock, 1980) —Margined dottyback

STATUS AT MADANG. Originally described from Madang by Lubbock (1980: 829, fig. 4). AMS, BMNH, BPBM and USNM material.

DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Northern Sulawesi ( Indonesia); Madang and Bougainville ( Papua New Guinea). Cryptic in crevices of coral reefs, 1– 10 m. Marine.

Pictichromis paccagnellae (Axelrod, 1973) —Royal dottyback

STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on specimens observed at St. PR 170; also photographed by A. Berberian and P. Laboute. CAS and WAM material (CAS 63654; WAM P.30356-001). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Central Indonesia east to Solomon Islands, south to northwestern Australia. Found in coastal or seaward reefs, 5– 40 m. Marine.

Pseudochromis alticaudex Gill, 2004 —Spotbreast dottyback

STATUS AT MADANG. Originally described from Madang by Gill (2004: 76, figs. 29–30). AMS, USNM and WAM material.

DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Eastern Indonesia and Papua New Guinea to Solomon Islands. Cryptic in crevices of inshore reefs and near mangroves, 1– 8 m. Marine.

Pseudochromis cyanotaenia Bleeker, 1857 —Surge dottyback

STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on AMS and CAS material (AMS I.17082-005; CAS 65785, 65788).

DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Indonesia east to Kiribati ( Gilbert Islands and Vanuatu, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia. Cryptic in crevices of reef flats and inshore reefs, 0– 30 m. Marine.

Pseudochromis fuscus Müller & Troschel, 1849 —Brown dottyback

STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang by Kailola (1975: 97). Specimens collected at St. CTR 17, CTR 29. AMS, CAS, KFRS, MNHN, ROM, SMF, USNM and WAM material.

DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Sri Lanka east to Philippines and Vanuatu, north to Ryukyu and Ogasawara islands, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Solitary in crevices of coral or rocky reefs, 1– 30 m. Marine.

Pseudochromis marshallensis Schultz in Schultz, Herald, Lachner, Welander & Woods, 1953 —Orangespotted dottyback

STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on a specimen collected at SB 0 8. AMS, CAS, USNM and WAM material (AMS I.16671-001, I.17080-022, I.17086-005, I.17179-002; CAS 65781, 65784, 65786, 65787, 65793, 65794, 65795, 65796, 65797, 65798; USNM 296199; WAM P.30624-012).

DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Eastern Indonesia east to Marshall Islands, north to Ryukyu and Ogasawara islands, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Solitary or in pairs in crevices of coral reefs, 0– 30 m. Marine.

Pseudochromis tapeinosoma Bleeker, 1853 —Horesshoe-tailed dottyback

STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on a specimen collected by W.-J. Chen, St. PR 202. NTUM and WAM material (NTUM 10169; WAM P.29624-046).

DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Indonesia east to Solomon Islands, north to southern Japan. Secretive in crevices of coral reefs, 1– 20 m. Marine.

Pseudoplesiops immaculatus Gill & Edwards, 2002 —Immaculate dottyback STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang and New Guinea, based on AMS material (AMS I.17090- 043).

DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Maldives east to Indonesia and New Guinea, south to Queensland ( Australia). Secretive in crevices of coral reefs, 2– 20 m. Marine.

Pseudoplesiops revellei Schultz in Schultz, Herald, Lachner, Welander & Woods, 1953 —Bearded dottyback STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang in original description by Kailola (1987b: 244). WAM material. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Caroline Islands and Papua New Guinea east to Pitcairn Group. Secretive in crevices of coral reefs, 3– 20 m. Marine.

Pseudoplesiops rosae Schultz, 1943 —Large-scaled dottyback

STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on AMS, CAS, USNM and WAM material (AMS I.17089-046, I.17089-050; CAS 67909, 75520, 75524; USNM 290655, 290656, 290684, 290750; WAM P.30626- 006).

DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Andaman Sea and Indonesia east to Marshall Islands and Samoa, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to northwestern Australia. Secretive in crevices of coral reefs, 0– 10 m. Marine.

Pseudoplesiops typus Bleeker, 1858 —Ring-eyed dottyback

STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on specimens photographed at St. CTR 0 6. AMS, SMF and USNM material (AMS I.17080-007, I.17089-005, I.17089-007, I.17090-046; SMF 34874; USNM 290307). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Eastern Indonesia east to Caroline and Solomon Islands, north to Sabah ( Malaysia), south to northwestern Australia. Secretive in coral reef crevices, 6– 20 m. Marine.