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
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Russell, Barry C.
Author
Tully, Dean
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White, William T.
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Zootaxa
2019
2019-04-23
4588
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1
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journal article
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Rhinecanthus rectangulus
(Bloch & Schneider [ex Lacepède & Commerson] 1801)—Wedgetail triggerfish
Status at
New Ireland
. New record
, based on a video of a specimen taken at Kavieng, Kavieng District,
0–11 m
depth, St. KR22,
5 June 2014
(identified by Barry C. Russell).
Distribution and habitat.
New Ireland
: 2.—General distribution: Red Sea, East Africa,
Seychelles
,
Madagascar
and Mascarenes east to
Pitcairn
Group, north to southern
Japan
and Ogasawara Islands, south to Lord Howe Island and Kermadec Islands, and Hawaiian Islands. Found on reef flats or in seaward coral reefs,
1–12 m
depth. Marine.