aeolicus, Syngnathus ethon Di Caporiacco [L.] 1948:91 [23] [Bollettino di Pesca, Piscicoltura e Idrobiologia, Roma (n. s.) v. 26 (n.s. v. 3) (no. 1); ref. 18061] Naples, Messina, Palermo, southern Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Syntypes: MZUF 5682-85 (4), 5675-76 (2), 5677-81 (5). Type catalog: Vanni 1991:224 [ref. 20099]. On p. 23 of separate. •Synonym of Syngnathus abaster Risso 1827 -- (Wheeler 1973:274 [ref. 7190], Dawson 1986:287 [ref. 6201], Kottelat 1997:168 [ref. 22952]). Current status: Synonym of Syngnathus abaster Risso 1827. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.