sauvagei, Corythoichthys Whitley [G. P.] 1929:117 [Records of the Australian Museum v. 17 (no. 3); ref. 4665] Noble Island, Horwick Group. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-0983. Replacement name for Syngnathus modestus Sauvage 1879, preoccupied by Syngnathus modestus Günther 1870. •Synonym of Syngnathus poecilolaemus Peters 1868 -- (Dawson 1978:292 [ref. 8940]). •Synonym of Vanacampus poecilolaemus (Peters 1868) -- (Dawson 1984:94 [ref. 21119], Dawson 1985:200 [ref. 6541], Paxton et al. 1989:432 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:474 [ref. 22532], Paxton et al. 2006:846 [ref. 29073]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Vanacampus poecilolaemus (Peters 1868). Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.