Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2. — General distribution: Mauritius and Maldives east to western Caroline Islands and Tonga, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. Solitary, in coastal coral reefs, lagoons, and on seaward reef slopes, during the day often under ledges, 1 – 30 m depth. Transitional water and marine
Sumber: Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records
