| Occurrence | native | ||
| Importance | Ref. | ||
| Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
| Regulations | Ref. | ||
| Freshwater | No | ||
| Brackish | No | ||
| Saltwater | Yes | ||
| Live export | |||
| Bait | No | ||
| Gamefish | No | ||
| Abundance | Ref. | ||
| Comments |
Type locality, Coastal reefs about 27 km to the west-north-west of Nouméa, SMNS 23029 (holotype of Lapitaichthys frickei, 4.3 cm SL, male). Known only from south-eastern New Caledonia, from the vicinity of Nouméa to the Isle des Pins (Ref. 76869). |
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| States/Provinces | |||
| States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
| National Checklist | FishEye, New Caledonia | ||
| Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nc.html | ||