Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2. — General distribution: South and East Africa, Seychelles, Comores and Mauritius (Mascarenes) east to Hawaiian Islands and Marquesas Islands, north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to Lord Howe Island, New Caledonia and Tonga. Found on sand-rubble bottoms near 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
