Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2. — General distribution: Maldives east to Mariana Islands, Kiribati (Phoenix Islands and Samoa, north to Taiwan and Yaeyama Islands, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Solitary or in groups, at the edge of steep slopes of lagoons, passes, and seaward reefs, 3 – 90 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
