Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2. — General distribution: Maldives east to Caroline Islands and Samoa, north to southern Japan, south to New South Wales (Australia) and Lord Howe Island. Solitary, on coral heads of seaward coral reefs, 1 – 46 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
