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
Author
Russell, Barry C.
Author
Tully, Dean
Author
White, William T.
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Zootaxa
2019
2019-04-23
4588
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journal article
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Satyrichthys moluccense
(Bleeker 1850)
—Black-finned armoured gurnard
Status at
New Ireland
. New record
from
New Guinea
, based on
NTUM 12307
(
1 specimen
, 86.6 mm SL, St.
CP4446-12, north of New Hanover), NTUM 12308 (
2 specimens
, 133.8–182.3 mm SL, St. CP4439-17, northeast of New Hanover), NTUM uncat. (
1 specimen
, 77.3 mm SL, St. CP4447-19, north of New Hanover), and NTUM 12309 (
1 specimen
, 94.2 mm SL, St. CP4496-6, northwest of New Hanover).
Distribution and habitat.
New Ireland
: 1.—General distribution:
Indonesia
east to
Papua New Guinea
, north to southern
Japan
, south to northern
Australia
and
New Caledonia
. Benthic, on the continental slope,
192–534 m
depth. Marine.
Remarks.
This also represents a new depth record, as the species was previously known only to range down to
420 m
depth.
Two additional specimens were collected from off southwestern
New Britain
(NTUM material).