Genicanthus melanospilos (Bleeker 1857)

Andréfouët, Serge, Chen, Wei-Jen, Kinch, Jeff, Mana, Ralph, Russell, Barry C., Tully, Dean & White, William T., 2019, Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records, Zootaxa 4588 (1), pp. 1-360 : 198

Genicanthus melanospilos (Bleeker 1857) —Blackspot angelfish

Status at New Ireland. New record, based on specimens photographes in June 2013 during ACIAR Aquarium Survey (see Teitelbaum et al. 2013: 14, as G. melanospillos ).

Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: Indonesia east to Philippines, New Guinea and Vanuatu, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Queensland ( Australia) and New Caledonia. Usually in groups, on slopes of seaward coral reefs, 20–45 m depth. Marine.