djarong, Syngnathus Bleeker [P.] 1853:22 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 25 (art. 6); ref. 16914] Panimbang, western Java, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 7232. Bleeker specimens: BMNH 1867.11.28.346 (1). •Valid as Syngnathus djarong Bleeker 1853 -- (Liang in Pan et al. 1991:342 [ref. 23876]). •Synonym of Hippichthys heptagonus Bleeker 1849 -- (Dawson 1978:136 [ref. 7026], Dawson 1985:98 [ref. 6541], Dawson 1986:282 [ref. 6201], Kottelat et al. 1993:99 [ref. 23448], Kuiter 2009:277 [ref. 30404], Kottelat 2013:303 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Hippichthys heptagonus Bleeker 1849. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.