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 Plectropomus areolatus (Rüppell 1830) —Squaretail coral grouper Status at New Ireland . First recorded from Kavieng , New Ireland by Hamilton et al . (2005 : 10); specimens observed by Jeff Kinch during CFMDP Survey at Kavieng fish market in 2004–2005 , and by Barry C. Russell during 7–28 June 2014 . A specimen photographed at Lissenung Island , Kavieng District at 25 m depth by Dean Tully in Sept. 2015 ; a video of a specimen taken at Martha's Shoal , off eastern New Hanover , at 7–41 m depth, St. KR 122, in 2014 (identified by Barry C. Russell ). Distribution and habitat. New Ireland : 1, 2.—General distribution: Red Sea east to Marshall and Phoenix islands and Samoa , north to Ryukyu Islands, south to northern Australia . Solitary in coastal, lagoon and seaward coral reefs, 1–20 m depth. Marine.