Entelurus Duméril [A. H. A.] 1870:605 Masc. Syngnathus aequoreus Linnaeus 1758. Type by subsequent designation. Earliest type designation not researched. See Acus Swainson (ex Willoughby) 1839. •Synonym of Nerophis Rafinesque 1810 -- (Stiller et al. 2022: Additional file p. 22 [ref. 39142]). •Valid as Entelurus Duméril 1870 -- (Wheeler 1973:278 [ref. 7190], Dawson in Whitehead et al. 1986:629 [ref. 13676], Kuiter 2009:258 [ref. 30404], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:121 [ref. 31212], Parin et al. 2014:207 [ref. 33547], Bañón et al. 2016:321 [ref. 34397], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 4 [ref. 35615]). Current status: Valid as Entelurus Duméril 1870. Syngnathidae: Nerophinae.