p ac ific ▁from ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁Hawai i ▁to ▁the ▁Pit ca ir n ▁Islands , ▁West ▁and ▁East ▁Africa . ▁It ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁found ▁from ▁the ▁G ulf ▁of ▁Mann ar ▁to ▁the ▁southern ▁part ▁of ▁Japan ▁going ▁south ward ▁to ▁Australia . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁collected ▁at ▁depth s ▁of ▁ 1 – 1 2 2 ▁m ▁but ▁also ▁has ▁been ▁reported ▁at ▁depth s ▁of ▁ 3 0 2 m . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁this ▁species ▁of ▁fish ▁was ▁found ▁at ▁ 3 8 . 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁sampling ▁sites ▁and ▁account ed ▁for ▁ 2 . 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁recorded ▁bi om ass . ▁From ▁the ▁years ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁estimates ▁of ▁its ▁density ▁were ▁at ▁ 2 . 5 ▁to ▁ 4 1 . 2 ▁individuals ▁per ▁hect are ▁in ▁Pacific ▁cor al ▁re ef ▁areas . ▁It ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁discovered ▁that ▁its ▁population ▁size ▁is ▁affected ▁by ▁fish ing ▁and ▁in ▁areas ▁where ▁that ▁fish ing ▁pressure ▁was ▁rel ieved , ▁population ▁size ▁increased . ▁The ▁highest ▁population ▁sizes ▁were ▁recorded ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁Line ▁Islands ▁and ▁Phoenix ▁Islands ▁where ▁those ▁sizes ▁were ▁recorded ▁to ▁be ▁ 1 9 . 4 ▁and ▁ 6 3 ▁per ▁hect are . ▁ ▁Small ▁measurements ▁of ▁population ▁size ▁r anging ▁from ▁ 0 . 3 ▁to ▁ 1 7 . 2 ▁were ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁Feder ated ▁States ▁of