Halicampus Kaup [J. J.] 1856:22 Masc. Halicampus grayi Kaup 1856. Type by monotypy. Appeared first as name only in Kaup 1853:231 [ref. 2569] with unavailable species H. grayi Kaup. See Opinion 53 for action involving grayi Kaup. •Valid as Halicampus Kaup 1856 -- (Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:87 [ref. 6441], Dawson 1985:75 [ref. 6541], Dawson 1986:451 [ref. 5650], Paxton et al. 1989:418 [ref. 12442], Paulus 1999:2269 [ref. 24794], Paxton et al. 2006:820 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2009:260 [ref. 30404], Satapoomin 2009:59 [ref. 30463], Ohta & Motomura 2010:57 [ref. 31557], Matsunuma et al. 2013:158 [ref. 33260], Lourie 2016:143 [ref. 34505], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 1 [ref. 35615], Fricke et al. 2018:123 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:50 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:94 [ref. 36673], Stiller et al. 2022: Additional file p. 21 [ref. 39142]). Current status: Valid as Halicampus Kaup 1856. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.