[7] Biuve fulvipunctata is widely distributed in the western Pacific from Mexico and Hawaii west to Japan[7] and the east coast of Australia and Lord Howe Island,[8] through Indonesia and the tropical Indian Ocean to the Mascarene Islands, Mozambique and South Africa.

The cephalic shield has its anterior edge wider than the posterior point and it is roughly divided.

A distinguishing feature is a white mark shaped like the letter w across the anterior edge of the head, although this may only be partially visible on some specimens, and a white or pale yellow crescent-shaped spot at the posterior edge of the head shield.

[6] The preferred habitat is rocky or sandy areas with large amounts of algal debris from the low water mark to 20 metres (66 ft) in depth; it can occur in both sheltered and exposed sites.

It is nocturnal and, like species in the genus Chelidonura, it is known to feed on small polychaete worms and acoelomate flatworms, prey is detected using the sensory mounds on either side of the mouth.