| Reference no. | Golani, D. and S. V. Bogorodsky, 2010 |
| Ecosystem | Red Sea |
| Status | error |
| Abundance | |
| Lifestage | adults |
| Regional database | |
| Remarks | This species divided into two sub-species, H. acutus acutus and H. acutus pacificus, both confined to the Pacific plate of central Oceania and Hawaii (Collette, 1999). Randall's (1983) reference to this species in the Red Sea was mistaken. |