Status at New Ireland. New record, based on specimens observed by Jeff Kinch during CFMDP Survey at Kavieng fish market in 2004–2005.
Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: Red Sea and East Africa, Madagascar and western Mascarenes east to Palau, Samoa and Tonga, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia and Lord Howe Island. Found in lagoons, in the vicinity of river mouths (including tidal pools), entering estuaries, rivers and streams, 0–20 m depth. Freshwater, transitional water and marine.