Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2. — General distribution: Indonesia east to Philippines and Vanuatu, south to New Caledonia. Found in lower reaches of streams, estuaries, in mangrove habitats, and in adjacent marine areas, 0 – 2 m depth. Freshwater, 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
