makaxi, Syngnathus scovelli Herald [E. S.] & Dawson [C. E.] 1972:781 [Copeia 1972 (no. 4); ref. 17349] Laguna Makax, Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, Mexico, depth 0-1.6 meters. Holotype: USNM 206235. Paratypes: AMNH 30222 (4); ANSP 117432 (4); CAS 13617 (22); FMNH 70761 (4); GCRL 3015 (7), 3690 (2), 6521 (23); IBUNAM-P 335 (4); LACM 31993-1 (4); MCZ 48476 (4); UF 229690 [ex UMML 29690] (4); UMMZ 197690 (4); USNM 206236 (4). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:159 [ref. 13621], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:82 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Syngnathus makaxi Herald & Dawson 1972 -- (Dawson 1982:93 [ref. 6764], Fritzsche & Vincent 2003:1222 [ref. 27044], Nelson et al. 2004:112 [ref. 27807], Kuiter 2009:255 [ref. 30404], Page et al. 2013:114 [ref. 32708], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 3 [ref. 35615], Page et al. 2023:118 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Syngnathus makaxi Herald & Dawson 1972. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Isla Mujeres, Mexico, Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.