Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2. — General distribution: Maldives east to Hawaiian and Line islands and Pitcairn Group, north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to Lord Howe Island. Found in coral-rich areas in lagoon and seaward coral reefs, 1 – 36 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
