taenionotus, Syngnathus Canestrini [G.] 1871:1062 [Atti del Regio Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti (ser. 3) v. 16 (no. 4); ref. 21164] Venice, Italy, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea). Syntypes: MSNG 14038 (3), MZUF 5667 (1). Type catalog: Tortonese 1963:312 [ref. 10351], Vanni 1991:224 [ref. 20099], Nocita & Vanni 1998:68 [ref. 36144]. Also appeared in Canestrini 1872:142, Pl. 3 [ref. 14130]. •Valid as Syngnathus taenionotus Canestrini 1871 -- (Dawson in Whitehead et al. 1986:637 [ref. 13676], Kottelat 1997:168 [ref. 22952], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:500 [ref. 29996], Kuiter 2009:245 [ref. 30404], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:37 [ref. 36649], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 3 [ref. 35615], Kovačić et al. 2020:23 [ref. 37519], Kovačić et al. 2021:38 [ref. 39014]). Current status: Valid as Syngnathus taenionotus Canestrini 1871. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea endemic. Habitat: brackish, marine.