temminckii, Syngnathus Kaup [J. J.] 1856:36 [Catalogue of lophobranchiate fish in the collection of the British Museum; ref. 2575] Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Syntypes: RMNH 3876 (2, apparently lost). Type catalog: Dawson 1985:182 [ref. 6541]. •Synonym of Syngnathus acus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Dawson 1985:182 [ref. 6541], Dawson 1986:457 [ref. 5650], Dawson 1986:287 [ref. 6201], Kottelat 1997:168 [ref. 22952]). •Valid as Syngnathus temminckii Kaup 1856 -- (Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:141 [ref. 28072], Kuiter 2009:252 [ref. 30404], Mwale et al. 2013:2058 [ref. 38388], Moots 2022:493 [ref. 39722]). Current status: Valid as Syngnathus temminckii Kaup 1856. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Distribution: Southeastern Atlantic, southwestern Indian Ocean: Walvis Bay (Namibia) south to Cape of Good Hope (South Africa), then north to KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa). Habitat: brackish, marine.