Apparently occurs throughout the entire Archipelago being, however, much more abundant on Socotra Island than elsewhere. Found equally frequently in mixed communities of macroalgae and hard corals and sparse hard coral communities on rock platform, including the south and west coast, as well as hard coral communities including those dominated by Acropora, Porites, Galaxea, and encrusting and massive Agariciidae, Pectiniidae, and Mussidae. This species is the second most frequently recorded dottyback species on Socotra Archipelago and was recorded from a depth range of 4-20 m (Ref. 88695).