nitidus, Syngnathus Günther [A.] 1873:103 [7] [Journal des Museum Godeffroy v. 1 (no. 2); ref. 6423] Bowen, Queensland, Australia. Syntypes: (2) BMNH 1873.4.3.76-77 (2), ?1873.4.3.212 (1). On p. 7 of separate. •Valid as Halicampus nitidus (Günther 1873) -- (Dawson 1985:90 [ref. 6541], Paxton et al. 1989:419 [ref. 12442] with a holotype, Randall et al. 1990:75 [ref. 15987], Senou & Aizawa 1993:4 [ref. 24323], Allen 1997:74 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:75 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:94 [ref. 23965], Paulus 1999:2270 [ref. 24794], Nakabo 2000:530 [ref. 25086], Randall & Lim in Randall & Lim 2000:604 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:27 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:530 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:28 [ref. 26830], Fricke 2004:30 [ref. 28269], Randall 2005:109 [ref. 28239], Paxton et al. 2006:822 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2009:267 [ref. 30404], Fricke et al. 2011:375 [ref. 31242], Allen & Erdmann 2012:198 [ref. 31980], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 1 [ref. 35615]). Current status: Valid as Halicampus nitidus (Günther 1873). Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Indian Region east to Indonesia, Fiji, Philippines, Papua New Guinea to Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.