elegans, Nannocampus Smith [J. L. B.] 1953:516, Fig. 355a [The sea fishes of southern Africa. Revised enlarged edition; ref. 19760] Xora River mouth northwards, southern Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Syntypes: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 156 (1), 644-645 (17, 4). •Valid as Nannocampus elegans Smith 1953 -- (Dawson 1979:492 [ref. 1068], Dawson 1985:150 [ref. 6541], Dawson 1986:456 [ref. 5650], Kuiter 2009:259 [ref. 30404], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 3 [ref. 35615], Moots 2022:485 [ref. 39722]). Current status: Valid as Nannocampus elegans Smith 1953. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: eastern South Africa to Mozambique. Habitat: marine.