Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2. — General distribution: East Africa east to Line and Pitcairn islands, north to Ryukyu and Ogasawara islands, south to northern Australia. Found in shallow, lagoon and seaward coral reefs, 3 – 20 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
