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
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Zootaxa
2014
3832
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.3832.1.1
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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.