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 Echeneidae Echeneis naucrates Linnaeus, 1758 —Sharksucker STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on specimens photographed at St. CTR 24. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Circumglobal in tropical and temperate oceans. Temporarily attached to a variety of hosts including sharks, rays, large bony fishes or sea turtles, whales, dolphins and to ships; often found free-swimming in shallow inshore areas and around coral reefs, 0– 85 m . Marine. Phtheirichthys lineatus (Menzies, 1791) —Slender suckerfish STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang by Herre (1933: 12) . DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Circumglobal in tropical and warm temperate oceans. Temporarily attached to a variety of hosts including barracudas ( Sphyraenidae ), other large fishes, and tirtles), 0– 5 m . Marine.