poecilolaemus, Syngnathus Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1868:458 [Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1868; ref. 7935] Adelaide, South Australia. Holotype (unique): ZMB 5316. •Valid as Vanacampus poecilolaemus (Peters 1868) -- (Dawson 1984:93 [ref. 21119], Dawson 1985:200 [ref. 6541], Paxton et al. 1989:432 [ref. 12442], Kuiter 1993:89 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:474 [ref. 22532], Hutchins 2001:27 [ref. 25847], Paxton et al. 2006:846 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2008:479 [ref. 30642], Kuiter 2009:215 [ref. 30404] dated 1869, Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 4 [ref. 35615]). Current status: Valid as Vanacampus poecilolaemus (Peters 1868). Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Distribution: Australia: Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia. Habitat: brackish, marine.