Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2. — General distribution: Eastern Andaman Sea and Indonesia east to Palau and Vanuatu, north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Found in coastal, lagoon and seaward reefs, 2 – 23 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
