Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2. — General distribution: East Africa, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Marshall Islands, Samoa and Tonga, north to southern Japan, south to Norfolk Island. Found near the surface in lagoon and seaward coral reefs, occurring in schools near the edge of the surf, 0 – 3 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
