acutus, Lethrinus Klunzinger [C. B.] 1884:39, Pl. 7 (fig. 1) [Die Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 2625] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea; Al-Qusair, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt, Red Sea. Syntypes: NMW 8890 (1), 8893 (3); SMNS 913 (2) Massaua, 3448 (1) Kosseir. Type catalog: Fricke 2005:47 [ref. 29864]. •Synonym of Lethrinella variegata (Valenciennes 1830) -- (Dor 1984:153 [ref. 29757]). •Synonym of Lethrinus microdon Valenciennes 1830 -- (Sato 1978:55 [ref. 8884], Carpenter in Carpenter & Allen 1989:71 [ref. 13577], Golani & Fricke 2018:99 [ref. 36273], Carpenter 2022:323 [ref. 39786]). Current status: Synonym of Lethrinus microdon Valenciennes 1830. Lethrinidae: Lethrininae. Habitat: marine.