Phycodurus Gill [T. N.] 1896:159 Masc. Phyllopteryx eques Günther 1865. Type by monotypy. •Possible synonym of Solegnathus Swainson 1839 -- (Stiller et al. 2022: Additional file p. 22 [ref. 39142]). •Valid as Phycodurus Gill 1896 -- (Dawson 1985:157 [ref. 6541], Kuiter 1988 [ref. 6371], Paxton et al. 1989:427 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:462 [ref. 22532], Paxton et al. 2006:838 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2008:470 [ref. 30642], Kuiter 2009:164 [ref. 30404], Lourie 2016:150 [ref. 34505], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 3 [ref. 35615]). Current status: Valid as Phycodurus Gill 1896. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.