Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2. — General distribution: East and South Africa, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Wake, Line and Gambier islands, north to Ryukyu and Ogasawara islands, south to Shark Bay (Western Australia), Lord Howe Island and Rapa. Found in coral reefs, more common in seaward coral reef habitats than in protected waters, 1 – 18 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