margaritifer, Syngnathus Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1868:457 [Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1868; ref. 7935] Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Syntypes: ZMB 5035 (1), 6224 (1). •Valid as Vanacampus margaritifer (Peters 1868) -- (Dawson 1984:83 [ref. 21119], Dawson 1985:197 [ref. 6541], Paxton et al. 1989:432 [ref. 12442], Kuiter 1993:88 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:472 [ref. 22532], Kuiter 1997:78 [ref. 25488], Johnson 1999:726 [ref. 25471], Hutchins 2001:27 [ref. 25847], Paxton et al. 2006:845 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2008:478 [ref. 30642], Kuiter 2009:214 [ref. 30404], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 4 [ref. 35615]). Current status: Valid as Vanacampus margaritifer (Peters 1868). Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Distribution: Australia: New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia. Habitat: marine.