Dischistodus pseudochrysopoecilus (Allen & Robertson 1974) —Monarch damselfish Status at New Ireland. New record, based on a video of a specimen taken at Anelaua Island, off eastern New Hanover, 4–12 m depth, St. KR130, in 2014 (identified by Barry C. Russell). Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1.—General distribution: Indonesia east to Philippines and Solomon Islands, south to Queensland (Australia). Found in coral thickets interspersed with open sand and dead coral, 1–5 m depth. Marine.

Published as part of 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, pp. 1-360 in Zootaxa 4588 (1) on page 216, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163