Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2. — General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Philippines and Solomon Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Western Australia and Queensland (Australia). Found in coastal waters over coral reefs, entering estuaries, 0 – 10 m depth. Transitional water and marine.
Sumber: Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records
