Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1. — General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East and South Africa east to Philippines and Samoa, north to southern Japan, south to Queensland (Australia), New Caledonia and Tonga. Adults on shallow soft bottoms adjacent to coral reefs, 0 – 10 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