| Reference no. | Golani, D. and S. V. Bogorodsky, 2010 |
| Ecosystem | Red Sea |
| Status | error |
| Abundance | |
| Lifestage | adults |
| Regional database | |
| Remarks | Randall & Eschmeyer (2001) this species does not occur in the Red Sea. It is often confused with S. diabolus, which led Poss & Rama-Rao (1984) and Smith & Heemstra (1986a) to include it erroneously in the Red Sea. Native in Ref. 3503. |