ɪɾ əkˈɜːz ɪnðə nˈɔːɹðɚn ɹˈɛd sˈiː, ˈɔf nˈɔːɹðɚn sˈaʊθ ˈæfɹɪkə ænd sˈʌðɚn mˌɑːzɐmbˈiːk, ðə kəmˈoːɹoʊz, ɹeɪjˈuːniən ænd mɔːɹˈɪʃəs ɪnðə wˈɛstɚn ˈɪndiən ˈoʊʃən.
It occurs in the northern Red Sea, off northern South Africa and southern Mozambique, the Comoros, Réunion and Mauritius in the western Indian Ocean.