Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2. — General distribution: East and South Africa, Seychelles and Mascarenes east to Samoa, north to southern Hokkaido (Japan) and Ogasawara Islands, south to Lord Howe Island. Found in clear seaward coral and rocky reefs adjacent to steep dropoffs, 1 – 75 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
