Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2. — General distribution: Indonesia east to Hawaiian and Marquesas islands and Pitcairn Group, north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Found in large aggregations above outer slopes of seaward coral reefs, 3 – 60 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
