Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2. — General distribution: Indonesia east to Society Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Found solitary, in pairs or small groups, in caves or under ledges of lagoon and seaward coral reefs, 0 – 57 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
