veleronis, Bryx Herald [E. S.] 1940:55 [Report Allan Hancock Pacific Expedition 1932-1938 v. 9 (no. 3); ref. 2095] Cartago Bay, Isabela Island [Albemarle Island], Galapagos Islands, depth 15-20 fathoms. Holotype: LACM 20012 [ex AHF 6]. Paratypes: CAS 6789 (2), 90963 [ex CAS 6789] (2); LACM 20013 (13), 20040 (1), 21699 (3); CAS-SU 34341-42 (2, 3); USNM 101686 (1), 101689 (1), 101691 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:60 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Bryx veleronis Herald 1940 -- (Fritzsche 1980:197 [ref. 1511], Dawson 1985:24 [ref. 6541], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:283 [ref. 24023], Nelson et al. 2004:111 [ref. 27807], Kuiter 2009:284 [ref. 30404], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:190 [ref. 30957], Page et al. 2013:113 [ref. 32708], Fourriére et al. 2016:443 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:608 [ref. 34923], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 1 [ref. 35615], Grove et al. 2022:18 [ref. 41326], Page et al. 2023:118 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Bryx veleronis Herald 1940. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Costa Rica south to Panama, including Revillagigedo Islands (mexico) and Galapgos Islands (Ecuador). IUCN (2016): Data Deficient. Habitat: marine.