Rabaulichthys

Rabaulichthys is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Anthiadidae with four species, ranging sizes from 6 to 6.4 cm long, all of which are found in areas including the Western Central Pacific, Western Pacific, Northwest Pacific, and Western Indian Ocean.

Etymology

The genus is named after the town of Rabaul in New Britain, Papua New Guinea, which is best known as the site of a 1942 battle between Japanese and Allied forces in WW2.

Species

Rabaulichthys altipinnis Allen, 1984 Rabaulichthys squirei Randall & Walsh, 2010Rabaulichthys stigmaticus Randall & Pyle, 1989 Rabaulichthys suzukii Masuda & Randall, 2001