Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of Madang District, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 820 new records Author Fricke, Ronald Author Allen, Gerald R. Author Andréfouët, Serge Author Chen, Wei-Jen Author Hamel, Mélanie A. Author Laboute, Pierre Author Mana, Ralph Author Hui, Tan Heok Author Uyeno, Daisuke text Zootaxa 2014 3832 1 1 247 journal article 45252 10.11646/zootaxa.3832.1.1 8646401a-8028-4795-a6d6-1f9d75607e41 1175-5326 250559 BAB612A4-03DB-4958-BEB1-92DE278FBB90 Centriscidae Aeoliscus strigatus (Günther, 1861) —Hinged shrimpfish STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang by Duncker & Mohr (1925: 7) ; confirmed by Parenti & Allen (1991: 319) . Specimens observed and photographed at St. CTR 0 7, CTR 11, CTR 32. KFRS and USNM material. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Andaman Islands east to Pohnpei ( Micronesia ), north to southern Japan , south to Queensland ( Australia ) and New Caledonia . Usually in schools in coral reefs, sometimes seeking refuge among sea urchin spines, 1– 42 m . Marine. Centriscus cristatus (DeVis, 1885) —Smooth shrimpfish STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang based on specimens collected by W.-J. Chen. NTUM material (NTUM 10022). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Indonesia east to Papua New Guinea , south to northern Australia and New Caledonia . Usually in schools among seagrass, 0– 10 m . Marine. Centriscus scutatus Linnaeus, 1758 —Rigid shrimpfish STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang based on specimens photographed by A. Berberian. AMS, CAS and NMV material (AMS I.17063-001; CAS 65625, NMV A.24169). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Red Sea and Persian Gulf east to Philippines and Papua New Guinea , north to southern Japan , south to northern Australia . In schools, 2– 15 m . Marine.