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Here we constructed optimized MaxEnt models using 322 independent distribution points and 21 non-collinear marine environmental variables for modern and Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) scenarios. The model average test AUC reached 0.9874, showing excellent predictive performance. Water depth acted as the most influential predictor in the model (contribution = 44.76%), followed by distance to land and warm-season sea temperature; habitat suitability had an extremely weak linear correlation with depth (R2 = 0.05), consistent with a strongly nonlinear response along the depth gradient. Modern suitable habitats are mainly concentrated in Southeast Asia and northern Australia, with the South China Sea at the species\u2019 northern margin. Massive shelf exposure during the LGM severely shrank its range, and three potential glacial refugia (northeastern Australia, Madagascar coast, Red Sea\u2013Gulf of Aden) were identified. 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