Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2, 4. — General distribution: Andaman Sea east to Caroline Islands and New Guinea, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Solitary or in groups, on sand bottoms adjacent to coastal, lagoon and seaward coral reefs, 1 – 20 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
