Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2, 5. — General distribution: Red Sea, East Africa and KwaZulu- Natal (South Africa) east to Wake and Gambier islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to northern Australia and Lord Howe Island and Tonga. Solitary, in lagoon and sheltered seaward coral reefs in coral-rich areas, 2 – 50 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
