Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2. — General distribution: South China Sea to New Guinea, east to Solomon Islands, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Found on sand bottoms adjacent to coral reefs, commensal with sea anemones, 2 – 20 m depth. Marine.
Sumber: Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records
