Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2. — General distribution: Christmas Island (eastern Indian Ocean) east to Yap (Caroline Islands) and Fiji, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Found in coastal, lagoon and seaward reefs, 0 – 32 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
