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 Gerres longirostris (Lacepède [ex Commerson] 1801)—Longtail silverbiddy ( Fig. 71 ) Status at New Ireland . New record , based on a specimen photographed at Lissenung Island , Kavieng District , 3 m depth, by Dean Tully on 5 July 2011 . Distribution and habitat. New Ireland : 2.—General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East and South Africa , Aldabra, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Palau and Marquesas Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands and Japan , south to Queensland ( Australia ), New Caledonia and Tonga . Adults on shallow soft bottoms adjacent to coral reefs; juveniles in estuaries, 0–50 m depth. Transitional water and marine.