Range
Found in the eastern Indian Ocean and the western-central Pacific Ocean, around Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia) (1) (5).
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Habitat
Tropical inshore and offshore, bottom dwelling shark (1), found to depths of 40 m (5). Associated with coral reefs, commonly seen on coral heads and in reef channels and faces (1).