brevirostris, Syngnathus Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1838:144 [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Lectotype: SMF 902. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1860.11.9.60 (1), SMF 901 (1), SMF 4909-13 (5). •Valid as Micrognathus brevirostris (Rüppell 1838) -- (Dawson 1982:661 [ref. 5441], Dor 1984:79 [ref. 29757], Dawson 1985:123 [ref. 6541], Paxton et al. 1989:425 [ref. 12442], Goren & Dor 1994:20 [ref. 25356], Randall 2005:111 [ref. 28239] with subspecies, Paxton et al. 2006:834 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2009:233 [ref. 30404], DiBattista et al. 2015:19 [ref. 35706], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[4] 242 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:51 [ref. 36273], Moots 2022:478 [ref. 39722]). Current status: Valid as Micrognathus brevirostris (Rüppell 1838). Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Distribution: Red Sea; northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden. Habitat: marine.