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 Pterois volitans (Linnaeus 1758) —Volitans lionfish Status at New Ireland . New record , based on a specimen photographed at Lissenung Island by Dietmar Amon on 1 May 2009 , and at 10 m depth by Dean Tully on 21 Sept. 2012 ; a video of a specimen taken from Senta Passage , off eastern New Hanover , 5–16 m depth, at St. KR 118, in 2014 (identified by Barry C. Russell ). Distribution and habitat. New Ireland : 1, 2.—General distribution: Christmas and Cocos-Keeling islands (Indian Ocean) east to Line Islands, French Polynesia , north to southern Japan , south to northern Australia and New Caledonia ; invasive in the western Atlantic. Found solitary or in small groups in caves, crevices or under ledges in inshore and seaward reefs, 1–55 m depth. Marine.