Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2. — General distribution: Andaman Sea east to Philippines and Vanuatu, north to Taiwan, south to northern Australia. Solitary or in groups, on sand bottoms adjacent to coastal or lagoon coral reefs, 2 – 25 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
