| Reference no. | Whitehead, P.J.P., G.J. Nelson and T. Wongratana, 1988 |
| Ecosystem | Indian Ocean |
| Status | native |
| Abundance | |
| Lifestage | juv./adults |
| Regional database | |
| Remarks | widespread in Indian Ocean, including Red Sea, coasts of East Africa to Madagascar and Mauritius, Sri Lanka and Andaman Islands (Ref. 189). |