Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2. — General distribution: Central Indonesia east to Caroline Islands and Samoa, north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to northern Australia and Norfolk Island. Solitary or in small groups, in sheltered reefs, 0 – 15 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
