Synchiropus novaehiberniensis, a new species of dragonet from New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with a review of subgenus Synchiropus (Neosynchiropus) and description of a new subgenus (Teleostei: Callionymidae) Author Fricke, Ronald Lauda-Königshofen, Germany; & Department of Zoology, Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany text Journal of Natural History 2016 2016-08-10 50 3003 3028 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2016.1210690 journal article 10.1080/00222933.2016.1210690 1464-5262 5189861 Synchiropus stellatus Smith, 1963 Starry dragonet Synchiropus stellatus Smith, 1963: 559 , pl. 85, figs A, B ( Pinda , Mozambique ; holotype : SAIAB 167 ) . Distribution and habitat. South Africa (Zululand; Natal); Mozambique ; Comores ; Réunion ; Mauritius ; Cargados Carajos /St Brandon’ s Shoals; Amirantes; Seychelles ; Oman ; Maldives ; Sri Lanka . Sand and rubble, 7– 23 m .