Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2, 4. — General distribution: Indonesia east to Caroline Islands, north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to northern Australia and Lord Howe Island. Solitary or in groups, in sheltered coastal reefs and on seaward reef slopes, 3 – 25 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
