Bythitidae

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 : 33-34

Bythitidae

Alionematichthys piger (Alcock, 1890) —Whiskered viviparous brotula STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang by Møller & Schwarzhans (2008: 103). CAS and WAM material.

DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Andaman Islands east to Marshall, Tuamotu and Pitcairn islands, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. In crevices of coralline rock in coral reefs, 0– 12 m. Marine.

Alionematichthys plicatosurculus Møller & Schwarzhans, 2008 —Folded viviparous brotula STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang by Møller & Schwarzhans (2008: 109). CAS, USNM and WAM material.

DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Eastern Indonesia to Philippines and Papua New Guinea, 0– 5 m. In crevices of coralline rock in coral reefs. Marine.

Alionematichthys riukiuensis (Aoyagi, 1954) —Ryukyu viviparous brotula

STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang by Møller & Schwarzhans (2008: 113). CAS and USNM material.

DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Andaman Sea east to Philippines and Vanuatu, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia. In crevices of coralline rock in coral reefs, 0– 10 m. Marine.

Diancistrus alleni Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen, 2005 —Allen's viviparous brotula STATUS AT MADANG. Reported from Madang in original description by Schwarzhans et al. (2005: 92). CAS, USNM and WAM material.

DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Maldives and Chagos Archipelago east to Samoa, south to northern Australia. In crevices of coralline rock in coral reefs, 5– 17 m. Marine.

Diancistrus altidorsalis Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen, 2005 —Humpnape viviparous brotula STATUS AT MADANG. Reported from Madang in original description by Schwarzhans et al. (2005: 95). USNM and WAM material.

DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Indonesia and New Guinea east to Solomon Islands. In crevices of coralline rock in coral reefs. Marine.

Diancistrus beateae Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen, 2005 —Beate's viviparous brotula STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on WAM material (WAM P.30618-031). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Indonesia east to Samoa, south to northern Australia. In crevices of coralline rock in coral reefs, 10– 38 m. Marine.

Diancistrus mcgroutheri Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen, 2005 —McGrouther's viviparous brotula STATUS AT MADANG. Reported from Madang in original description by Schwarzhans et al. (2005: 129). USNM material.

DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. New Guinea to northern Queensland ( Australia). In crevices of coralline rock in coral reefs. Marine.

Diancistrus novaeguineae ( Machida, 1996) —New Guinea viviparous brotula

STATUS AT MADANG. Originally described from Madang as Parabrosmolus novaeguineae by Machida (1996: 148, figs. 1–4); record confirmed by Schwarzhans et al. (2005: 140–141). Collected by W.-J. Chen, St. PR 221, PR 231. BMNH, CAS, NTUM and USNM material.

DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Southwestern Pacific and southeastern Indian Ocean: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and northern Australia. In crevices of coralline rock in coral reefs, 5– 25 m. Marine.

Dinematichthys iluocoeteoides Bleeker, 1855 —Indo-Pacific viviparous brotula

STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang by Kailola (1975: 50); record confirmed by Møller & Schwarzhans (2008: 130). CAS, KFRS, USNM and WAM material.

DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Red Sea, Seychelles and Mascarenes east to Marshall Islands and Samoa, north to Ryukyu and Ogasawara islands, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. In crevices of coralline rock in coral reefs, 0– 20 m. Marine.

Eusurculus pristinus Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007 —Pristine viviparous brotula

STATUS AT MADANG. Originally described from Madang by Schwarzhans & Møller (2007: 70, figs. 25–26). Specimens collected at St. CTR 0 6, CTR 17. MNHN, SMF and USNM material.

DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Papua New Guinea to Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. In crevices of coralline rock in coral reefs, 2– 20 m. Marine.