Known only from Australia, from Scarborough (vicinity of Perth), Western Australia, north around the top of the continent, then east (Queensland) and south to Sydney, New South Wales. Specimens were taken near the mouth of the Murchison River (WAM P.15850-001) and some taken about 15 km upstream in the same river (WAM P.5918-001, P.6581-001). Museum: Western Australia: Dampier's Arch., BMNH 1883.7.4.5.6; MNHN A.2120 and A.2121 (syntypes of B. vittipinnis); Scarborough, WAM P.2333-001; Port Denison, WAM P.10356-001; Murchison River, WAM P.15850-001; Houtman Abrolhos, WAM P.25853-001; False Entrance, WAM P.4667-001. Dirk Hartog I., WAM P.26675-002; Shark Bay, WAM P.4668-001; Rosemary I., NTM S.10811-015; North Turtle I., NTM S.10831-001; West Lacepede I. WAM P.27671-016; Fenelon I., NTM S.11951-008. Northern Territory: New Year I., NTM S.10601-0001; McCluer Is., NTM S. 10595-013; Yirrkala, USNM 174359; Groote Eylandt, USNM 174358. Queensland: Prince of Wales I., AMS I.19356-026; Lizard I., AMS I.21344-051; Townsville, USNM 264246; Heron I., USNM 293844. New South Wales: Broken Head Beach, AMS I.18064-005; Arrawarra Headland, AMS I.20095-005; Minnie Water, AMS I.16467-027; Parsley Bay, Sydney Harbor, AMS I.17661-007. Terre de Van-Diemen, MNHN A.1808 (lectotype of Salarias meleagris) (Ref. 9962).