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 Zebrasoma velifer (Bloch 1797) —Sailfin tang Status at New Ireland . First recorded from West Harbour , New Hanover as Zebrasoma veliferum by Kailola (1975 : 231); specimens collected in Kavieng area in June 2013 during ACIAR Aquarium Survey (see Teitelbaum et al . 2013 : 15, Z. veliferum ). KFRS material. Two specimens photographed at Lissenung Island , Kavieng District , 4 m depth, by Dean Tully on 6 July 2011 . Distribution and habitat. New Ireland : 1, 2.—General distribution: Red Sea and East Africa, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Hawaiian and Tuamotu islands, north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to southern Great Barrier Reef ( Australia ), Lord Howe Island and Rapa. Found in lagoon and seaward reefs from the lower surge zone; solitary juveniles found among rocks or coral of shallow protected, sometimes turbid reefs, 0–30 m depth. Marine.