Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2. — General distribution: India east to Caroline Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to northern Australia. Adults on shallow soft bottoms adjacent to coral reefs, also entering lower reaches of rivers and streams, juveniles in estuaries, 1 – 40 m depth. Freshwater, transitional water and marine.
Sumber: Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records
