The New Guinea hairtail (''Demissolinea novaeguineensis'') is a species of

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which is classified in the

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''Demissolinea''. It is known only from the

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location

Dolak Island Kolepom Island or Pulau Yos Sudarso is an island separated by the narrow Muli Strait from the main island of New Guinea. It is part of the Merauke Regency, in the Indonesian province of South Papua. The island is leaf-shaped, about long with an a ...

off southwestern New Guinea.

References

Trichiuridae Fish described in 2003 {{Scombroidei-stub