modestus, Syngnathus Sauvage [H.-E.] 1879:209 [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 3; ref. 13259] Noble Island, Queensland, Australia [but probably in error]. Holotype: MNHN A-0983. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:47 [ref. 19576]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Syngnathus modestus Günther 1870, replaced by Corythoichthys sauvagei Whitley 1929. •Synonym of Syngnathus poecilolaemus Peters 1868 -- (Dawson 1978:292 [ref. 8940]). •Synonym of Vanacampus poecilolaemus (Peters 1868) -- (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]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Vanacampus poecilolaemus (Peters 1868). Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.