scalaris, Ichthyocampus Günther [A.] 1870:177 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 8; ref. 1995] Freycinet Harbor, Australia. Lectotype: BMNH 1858.12.27.53-56 (largest, dry). Paralectotypes: (potentially 4) BMNH 1858.12.27.53-56 (2, dry), ?BMNH 1858.12.27.73 (1). Lectotype selected by Dawson 1977:628 [ref. 1066]. •Valid as Festucalex scalaris (Günther 1870) -- (Dawson 1977:626 [ref. 1066], Dawson 1985:72 [ref. 6541], Allen & Swainston 1988:46 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:417 [ref. 12442], Allen 1997:72 [ref. 23977], Hutchins 2001:26 [ref. 25847], Paxton et al. 2006:819 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2009:207 [ref. 30404], Allen & Erdmann 2015:51 [ref. 33644], Prokofiev 2016:624 [ref. 34850], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 1 [ref. 35615], Stiller et al. 2022: Additional file p. 21 [ref. 39142]). Current status: Valid as Festucalex scalaris (Günther 1870). Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia. Habitat: marine.