albirostris, Corythoichthys Kaup [J. J.] (ex Heckel) 1856:25 [Catalogue of lophobranchiate fish in the collection of the British Museum; ref. 2575] Bahia; Mexico. Syntypes: BMNH 1978.9.12.4 (1), Mexico; SMNS 24579 (2), Bahia (not found in 2005); NMW (1, not found in 1995). •Valid as Cosmocampus albirostris (Kaup 1856) -- (Dawson 1982:121 [ref. 6764], Robins & Ray 1986:125 [ref. 23100], Boschung 1992:94 [ref. 23239], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:1053 [ref. 23897], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:228 [ref. 24550], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:189 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:155 [ref. 27754], Fritzsche & Vincent 2003:1222 [ref. 27044], Smith et al. 2003:18 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:111 [ref. 27807], Kuiter 2009:235 [ref. 30404], García-Hernández et al. 2009:92 [ref. 37265], Page et al. 2013:114 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Collette 2013:170 [ref. 32953], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:35 [ref. 33341], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 1 [ref. 35615], Robertson et al. 2020:163 [ref. 38098], Carvalho-Filho 2023:102 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Cosmocampus albirostris (Kaup 1856). Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bermuda and South Carolina (U.S.A.) south to São Paulo (Brazil), including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. IUCN (2015): Least concern. Habitat: marine.