Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records Author Andréfouët, Serge Author Chen, Wei-Jen Author Kinch, Jeff Author Mana, Ralph Author Russell, Barry C. Author Tully, Dean Author White, William T. text Zootaxa 2019 2019-04-23 4588 1 1 360 journal article 26780 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1 8bb17a01-6ca6-4225-a42c-be3cb22e3db0 1175-5326 2988163 C7390B16-569F-46A2-A823-0018E1934873 Macolor macularis Fowler 1931 —Midnight snapper ( Fig. 69 ) Status at New Ireland . New record , based on photographs taken on 1 June 2013 during ACIAR Aquarium Survey in Kavieng District ; a specimen photographed at Lissenung Island by Dietmar Amon on 14 June 2008 ; others photographed at St. KVG28 (southeast of New Hanover ) by Serge Andréfouët on 24 Aug. 2014 . Distribution and habitat. New Ireland : 1, 2.—General distribution: Maldives east to Mariana Islands , Kiribati ( Phoenix Islands and Samoa , north to Taiwan and Yaeyama Islands, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia . Solitary or in groups, at the edge of steep slopes of lagoons, passes, and seaward reefs, 3–90 m depth. Marine.