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 Heteroconger hassi (Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt 1959) — Spotted garden eel , Hass' garden eel Status at New Ireland . New record , based on a specimen photographed at Lissenung Island , Kavieng District , by Dean Tully at 7 m depth on 4 July 2011 , and at 20 m depth on 23 Sept. 2012 . Distribution and habitat. New Ireland : 2.—General distribution: East Africa and Mascarenes east to Wake Atoll, Tonga , Samoa and Line Islands, north to Ryukyu and Ogasawara islands, south to northwestern Australia , Queensland ( Australia ) and New Caledonia . Found on sand bottoms, 1–45 m depth. Marine.