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Genera in the family or subfamily Syngnathinae: [ 87 ] records

Acentronura (subgenus of Hippocampus) Kaup [J. J.] 1853:230 Fem. Hippocampus gracilissimus Temminck & Schlegel 1850. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Acentronura Kaup 1853 -- (Dawson 1984 [ref. 5276], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:89 [ref. 6441], Dawson 1985:15 [ref. 6541], Dawson 1986:446 [ref. 5650], Paxton et al. 1989:412 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:443 [ref. 22532], Paulus 1999:2266 [ref. 24794], Teske et al. 2004:273 [ref. 31602], Paxton et al. 2006:812 [ref. 29073], Stewart 2015:1053 [ref. 34254], Lourie 2016:155 [ref. 34505], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 1 [ref. 35615], Fricke et al. 2018:120 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:48 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:91 [ref. 36673], Short & Trnski 2021:816 [ref. 38639]). Current status: Valid as Acentronura Kaup 1853. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Acmonotus Philippi [R. A.] 1896:382 Masc. Acmonotus chilensis Philippi 1896. Type by monotypy. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Acmonotus McLachlan 1871 in Neuroptera; apparently not replaced. •Synonym of Leptonotus Kaup 1853 -- (Fritzsche 1980:190 [ref. 1511], Dawson 1982:40 [ref. 6764], Dawson 1985:111 [ref. 6541]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Leptonotus Kaup 1853. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Acus Valmont de Bomare [J. C.] 1791 Fem. Original not seen. Not available, published in a rejected work on Official Index (Opinion 89, Direction 32). •In the synonymy of Syngnathus Linnaeus 1758. Suppressed. Current status: Synonym of Syngnathus Linnaeus 1758. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Amphelikturus Parr [A. E.] 1930:31 Masc. Amphelikturus brachyrhynchus Parr 1930. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Acentronura Kaup 1853, but a valid subgenus Amphelikturus -- (Dawson 1984:159 [ref. 5276], Dawson 1986:447 [ref. 5650]). •Synonym of Acentronura Kaup 1853 -- (Dawson 1985:15 [ref. 6541]). •Valid as Amphelikturus Parr 1930 -- (Dawson 1982:10 [ref. 6764], Fritzsche & Vincent 2003:1222 [ref. 27044], Teske et al. 2004:273 [ref. 31602], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 1 [ref. 35615]). Current status: Valid as Amphelikturus Parr 1930. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Anarchopterus Hubbs [C. L.] 1935:1 Masc. Siphostoma crinigerum Bean & Dresel 1884. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Anarchopterus Hubbs 1935 -- (Dawson 1982:33 [ref. 6764], Fritzsche & Vincent 2003:1222 [ref. 27044], Kuiter 2009:240 [ref. 30404], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 1 [ref. 35615]). Current status: Valid as Anarchopterus Hubbs 1935. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Apterygocampus Weber [M.] 1913:115 Masc. Apterygocampus epinnulatus Weber 1913. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Apterygocampus Weber 1913 -- (Dawson & Allen 1978:402 [ref. 1073], Dawson 1985:19 [ref. 6541], Paulus 1999:2267 [ref. 24794], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 1 [ref. 35615]). Current status: Valid as Apterygocampus Weber 1913. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Atelurus Duméril [A. H. A.] 1870:584 Masc. Atelurus germani Duméril 1870. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Acentronura Kaup 1853 -- (Dawson 1985:15 [ref. 6541]). Current status: Synonym of Acentronura Kaup 1853. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Bhanotia Hora [S. L.] 1926:463 Fem. Syngnathus corrugatus Weber 1913. Type by original designation. See Das 2003:368 [ref. 27706] with date as 1925. •Valid as Bhanotia Hora 1926 -- (Dawson 1978 [ref. 7025], Dawson 1985:20 [ref. 6541], Allen & Kuiter 1995:75 [ref. 21613], Paxton et al. 2006:812 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2009:230 [ref. 30404] with date as 1925, Satapoomin 2009:57 [ref. 30463], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 1 [ref. 35615], Fricke et al. 2019:91 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Bhanotia Hora 1926. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Bhanotichthys Parr [A. E.] 1930:27, 29 Masc. Syngnathus fasciatus Gray 1830. Type by original designation. Type designated on p. 29. •Objective synonym of Corythoichthys Kaup 1853 -- (Dawson 1977:297 [ref. 7048], Dawson 1985:36 [ref. 6541]). Current status: Synonym of Corythoichthys Kaup 1853. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Bombonia Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1927:274 Fem. Bombonia luzonica Herre 1927. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Hippichthys Bleeker 1849 -- (Dawson 1978:133 [ref. 7026], Dawson 1985:96 [ref. 6541], Dawson 1986:282 [ref. 6201], Kottelat 2013:303 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Hippichthys Bleeker 1849. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Bryx Herald [E. S.] 1940:52 Masc. Bryx veleronis Herald 1940. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Bryx Herald 1940 -- (Fritzsche 1980:192 [ref. 1511], Dawson 1982:111 [ref. 6764], Dawson 1985:22 [ref. 6541], Fritzsche & Vincent 2003:1222 [ref. 27044], Kuiter 2009:284 [ref. 30404], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 1 [ref. 35615], Fricke et al. 2018:121 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:48 [ref. 36273]). Current status: Valid as Bryx Herald 1940. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Bulbonaricus (subgenus of Ichthyocampus) Herald [E. S.] in Schultz et al. 1953:241 Masc. Ichthyocampus davaoensis Herald 1953. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Bulbonaricus Herald 1953 -- (Dawson 1984 [ref. 5275], Dawson 1985:24 [ref. 6541], Paxton et al. 1989:413 [ref. 12442], Paulus 1999:2267 [ref. 24794], Suzuki et al. 2003:2 [ref. 26785], Paxton et al. 2006:812 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2009:290 [ref. 30404], Ho & Lin 2014:25 [ref. 33575], Koeda & Fujii 2015:33 [ref. 35368], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 1 [ref. 35615]). Current status: Valid as Bulbonaricus Herald 1953. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Campichthys (subgenus of Festucalex) Whitley [G. P.] 1931:313 Masc. Ichthyocampus tryoni Ogilby 1890. Type by original designation. •Valid as Campichthys Whitley 1931 -- (Dawson 1977:637 [ref. 1066], Dawson 1985:28 [ref. 6541], Paxton et al. 1989:413 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:443 [ref. 22532], Paulus 1999:2267 [ref. 24794], Paxton et al. 2006:813 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2008:451 [ref. 30642], Kuiter 2009:232 [ref. 30404], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 1 [ref. 35615]). Current status: Valid as Campichthys Whitley 1931. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Castelnauina (subgenus of Solegnathus) Fowler [H. W.] 1908:426 Fem. Solenognathus spinosissimus Günther 1870. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Misspelled Castelnauia by Jordan 1920:523 [ref. 4905]. •Synonym of Solegnathus Swainson 1839 -- (Dawson 1982:140 [ref. 5442], Dawson 1985:169 [ref. 6541]). Current status: Synonym of Solegnathus Swainson 1839. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Corythoichthys Kaup [J. J.] 1853:231 Masc. Syngnathus fasciatus Gray 1830. Type by subsequent designation. Jordan & Evermann 1896:761 [ref. 2442] and Jordan 1919:253 [ref. 2410] give type as C. albirostris Heckel, but that species apparently not available; type above designated by Whitley 1948 according to Dawson 1985:36 [ref. 6541]. Misspelled Corythroichthys by Jordan and others. •Valid as Corythoichthys Kaup 1853 -- (Dawson 1977 [ref. 7048], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:87 [ref. 6441], Dawson 1985:36 [ref. 6541], Paxton et al. 1989:414 [ref. 12442], Paulus 1999:2265 [ref. 24794], Paulus 1999:2268 [ref. 24794], Paxton et al. 2006:815 [ref. 29073], Allen & Erdmann 2008:122 [ref. 29478], Kuiter 2009:188 [ref. 30404], Satapoomin 2009:58 [ref. 30463], Lourie 2016:142 [ref. 34505], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 1 [ref. 35615], Fricke et al. 2018:121 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:48 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:92 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Corythoichthys Kaup 1853. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Cosmocampus Dawson [C. E.] 1979:674 Masc. Corythoichthys albirostris Kaup 1856. Type by original designation. •Valid as Cosmocampus Dawson 1979 -- (Dawson 1982:120 [ref. 6764], Dawson 1982:135 [ref. 5440], Dawson 1985:47 [ref. 6541], Dawson 1986:447 [ref. 5650], Paxton et al. 1989:415 [ref. 12442], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:227 [ref. 24550], Paulus 1999:2268 [ref. 24794], Fritzsche & Vincent 2003:1222 [ref. 27044], Paxton et al. 2006:817 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2009:235 [ref. 30404], Stewart 2015:1054 [ref. 34254], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 1 [ref. 35615], Fricke et al. 2018:122 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:49 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:93 [ref. 36673], Stiller et al. 2022: Additional file p. 20 [ref. 39142]). Current status: Valid as Cosmocampus Dawson 1979. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Cylix Short [G. A.] & Trnski [T.] 2021:808 Masc. Cylix tupareomanaia Short, Trnski & Ngātiwai 2021. Type by original designation (and monotypic). •Valid as Cylix Short & Trnski 2021. Current status: Valid as Cylix Short & Trnski 2021. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Dermatostethus Gill [T. N.] 1862:283 Masc. Dermatostethus punctipinnis Gill 1862. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Syngnathus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Fritzsche 1980:198 [ref. 1511], Dawson 1982:55 [ref. 6764], Dawson 1985:181 [ref. 6541], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:592 [ref. 27061], Kottelat 2013:307 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Syngnathus Linnaeus 1758. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Doryrhamphinarum Kaup [J. J.] 1856:62 Neut. Syngnathus heterosoma Bleeker 1851. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Fowler (MS), treats as a lapsus for Doryichthys Kaup 1856 [= 1853]; Dawson 1981 treats as a nomen nudum. Kaup provides a description from Bleeker, and states (p. 63), "...leaves me in no doubt of this species being the type of a genus hitherto undescribed..." Kaup's heading "Genus novem, 5. Doryrhamphinarum" is regarded here as meaning of the family Doryrhamphidae, without proposal of a new genus. •Synonym of Doryichthys Kaup 1856 -- (Dawson 1981:2 [ref. 5511]). Current status: Synonym of Doryichthys Kaup 1856. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Enchelyocampus Dawson [C. E.] & Allen [G. R.] 1978:405 Masc. Enchelyocampus brauni Dawson & Allen 1978. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Bulbonaricus Herald 1953 -- (Dawson 1984 [ref. 5275], Dawson 1985:24 [ref. 6541]). Current status: Synonym of Bulbonaricus Herald 1953. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Enneacampus Dawson [C. E.] 1981:466 Masc. Syngnathus ansorgii Boulenger 1910. Type by original designation. •Valid as Enneacampus Dawson 1981 -- (Dawson 1986:281 [ref. 6201], Lévêque et al. 1989:121 [ref. 26480], Lévêque in Lévêque et al. 1992:576 [ref. 21590], Snoeks & Vreven 2007:575 [ref. 30079], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 1 [ref. 35615]). Current status: Valid as Enneacampus Dawson 1981. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Farlapiscis Whitley [G. P.] 1931:313 Masc. Hippocampus breviceps Peters 1869. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Hippocampus Rafinesque 1810 -- (Ginsburg 1937:530 [ref. 1801], Fritzsche 1980:185 [ref. 1511] and Vari 1982:175 [ref. 6765] as Farlapiscus, Kuiter 2001:297 [ref. 25900], Kuiter 2009:17 [ref. 30404]). Current status: Synonym of Hippocampus Rafinesque 1810. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Festucalex Whitley [G. P.] 1931:312 Masc. Syngnathus cinctus Ramsay 1882. Type by original designation. •Valid as Festucalex Whitley 1931 -- (Dawson 1977:622 [ref. 1066], Dawson 1984 [ref. 5290], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:88 [ref. 6441], Dawson 1985:68 [ref. 6541], Dawson 1986:448 [ref. 5650], Paxton et al. 1989:417 [ref. 12442], Paulus 1999:2267 [ref. 24794], Paxton et al. 2006:819 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2009:206 [ref. 30404], Allen & Erdmann 2015:47 [ref. 33644], Prokofiev 2016:622 [ref. 34850], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 1 [ref. 35615], Fricke et al. 2019:94 [ref. 36673], Stiller et al. 2022: Additional file p. 21 [ref. 39142]). Current status: Valid as Festucalex Whitley 1931. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Filicampus Whitley [G. P.] 1948:75 Masc. Syngnathus superciliaris Günther 1880. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Filicampus Whitley 1948 -- (Dawson 1985:73 [ref. 6541], Paxton et al. 1989:417 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:445 [ref. 22532], Paulus 1999:2268 [ref. 24794], Paxton et al. 2006:820 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2008:452 [ref. 30642], Kuiter 2009:212 [ref. 30404], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 1 [ref. 35615]). Current status: Valid as Filicampus Whitley 1948. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Gasterotokeus Heckel [J. J.] in Kaup 1853:230 Masc. Syngnathus biaculeatus Bloch 1785. Type by monotypy. Misspelled Gastrotokeus by authors. •Synonym of Syngnathoides Bleeker 1851 -- (Dawson 1985:179 [ref. 6541]). Current status: Synonym of Syngnathoides Bleeker 1851. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Halicampoides Fowler [H. W.] 1956:204 Masc. Halicampus macrorhynchus Bamber 1915. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Halicampus Kaup 1856 -- (Dawson 1985:75 [ref. 6541]). Current status: Synonym of Halicampus Kaup 1856. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Halicampus Kaup [J. J.] 1856:22 Masc. Halicampus grayi Kaup 1856. Type by monotypy. Appeared first as name only in Kaup 1853:231 [ref. 2569] with unavailable species H. grayi Kaup. See Opinion 53 for action involving grayi Kaup. •Valid as Halicampus Kaup 1856 -- (Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:87 [ref. 6441], Dawson 1985:75 [ref. 6541], Dawson 1986:451 [ref. 5650], Paxton et al. 1989:418 [ref. 12442], Paulus 1999:2269 [ref. 24794], Paxton et al. 2006:820 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2009:260 [ref. 30404], Satapoomin 2009:59 [ref. 30463], Ohta & Motomura 2010:57 [ref. 31557], Matsunuma et al. 2013:158 [ref. 33260], Lourie 2016:143 [ref. 34505], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 1 [ref. 35615], Fricke et al. 2018:123 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:50 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:94 [ref. 36673], Stiller et al. 2022: Additional file p. 21 [ref. 39142]). Current status: Valid as Halicampus Kaup 1856. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Haliichthys Gray [J. E.] 1859:38 Masc. Haliichthys taeniophora Gray 1859. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Haliichthys Gray 1859 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:419 [ref. 12442], Paxton et al. 2006:822 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2009:156 [ref. 30404], Lourie 2016:144 [ref. 34505], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 1 [ref. 35615]). Current status: Valid as Haliichthys Gray 1859. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Hippichthys (subgenus of Syngnathus) Bleeker [P.] 1849:15 Masc. Hippichthys heptagonus Bleeker 1849. Type by monotypy. Proposed as a section of Syngnathus. •Valid as Hippichthys Bleeker 1849 -- (Dawson 1978 [ref. 7026], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:86 [ref. 6441], Dawson 1985:97 [ref. 6541], Dawson 1986:282 [ref. 6201], Dawson 1986:451 [ref. 5650], Paxton et al. 1989:419 [ref. 12442], Kottelat 1989:16 [ref. 13605], Allen 1991:105 [ref. 21090], Paulus 1999:2268 [ref. 24794], Paxton et al. 2006:823 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2009:277 [ref. 30404], Satapoomin 2009:59 [ref. 30463], Jenkins & Mailautoka 2010:111 [ref. 30900], Kottelat 2013:303 [ref. 32989], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 1 [ref. 35615], Fricke et al. 2018:123 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:50 [ref. 36273], Stiller et al. 2022: Additional file p. 22 [ref. 39142]). Current status: Valid as Hippichthys Bleeker 1849. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Hippocampus Cuvier [G.] 1816:157 Masc. Syngnathus hippocampus Linnaeus 1758. Type by absolute tautonymy. Same as Hippocampus Rafinesque 1810; Cuvier does not cite Rafinesque. •Synonym of Hippocampus Rafinesque 1810 -- (Kottelat 2013:304 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Hippocampus Rafinesque 1810. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Hippocampus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:18 Masc. Hippocampus heptagonus Rafinesque 1810 (= Syngnathus hippocampus Linnaeus 1758). Type by monotypy. •Valid as Hippocampus Rafinesque 1810 -- (Ginsburg 1937:525 [ref. 1801], Wheeler 1973:278 [ref. 7190], Fritzsche 1980:185 [ref. 1511], Vari 1982:175 [ref. 6765], Fritzsche 1984 [ref. 13658], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:89 [ref. 6441], Dawson in Whitehead et al. 1986:630 [ref. 13676], Dawson 1986:452 [ref. 5650], Paxton et al. 1989:420 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:447 [ref. 22532], Gomon 1997:245 [ref. 22842], Lourie et al. 1999:3 [ref. 23993], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:234 [ref. 24550], Paulus 1999:2265 [ref. 24794], Kuiter 2001:297 [ref. 25900], Fritzsche & Vincent 2003:1222 [ref. 27044], Piacentino & Luzzatto 2004:339 [ref. 28610], Teske et al. 2004:273 [ref. 31602], Paxton et al. 2006:824 [ref. 29073], Lourie & Kuiter 2008:54 [ref. 29944], Kuiter 2008:453 [ref. 30642], Gomon & Kuiter 2009:37 [ref. 30036], Kuiter 2009:17 [ref. 30404], Randall & Lourie 2009:19 [ref. 30536], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:36 [ref. 36649], Oliveira et al. 2010:373 [ref. 30935], Jawad et al. 2011:147 [ref. 31521], Reijnen et al. 2011:1 [ref. 33436], Foster et al. 2012:55 [ref. 31765], Kottelat 2013:304 [ref. 32989], Silveira et al. 2014:317 [ref. 33493], Parin et al. 2014:207 [ref. 33547], Stewart 2015:1055 [ref. 34254], Lourie 2016:74 [ref. 34505], Lourie et al. 2016:13 [ref. 34632], Zhang et al. 2016:384 [ref. 34762], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 1 [ref. 35615], Han et al. 2017:113 [ref. 35660], Fricke et al. 2018:124 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:50 [ref. 36273], Short et al. 2018:27 [ref. 36055], Brown et al. 2019:171 [ref. 36444], Short et al. 2019:109 [ref. 36532], Fricke et al. 2019:94 [ref. 36673], Short et al. 2020:141 [ref. 37526]). Current status: Valid as Hippocampus Rafinesque 1810. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Hippocampus Leach [W. E.] (ex Plinius) in Leach & Nodder 1814:103 Masc. Hippocampus antiquorum Leach 1814 (= Syngnathus hippocampus Linnaeus 1758). Preoccupied. •In the synonymy of Hippocampus Rafinesque 1810 -- (Kottelat 2013:304 [ref. 32989]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Hippocampus Rafinesque 1810. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Hippocampus Perry [G.] 1810:Pl. XVIII Masc. Syngnathus folilatus Perry 1810 Type by monotypy. Published in "Arcana 1810". Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Hippocampus Rafinesque 1810 which predates Hippocampus Perry by one month according to R. Petit (pers. comm. 9/19/2003). Published a second time in Perry 1810 in text to Pl. 18; said by Perry 1810 that it is not the same as Hippocampus •Declared a nomen protectum by Kottelat 2013:304 [ref. 32989]. 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Hippocampus Rafinesque 1810. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Hippohystrix Whitley [G. P.] 1940:414 Fem. Hippocampus spinosissimus Weber 1913. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Treated by Whitley as masculine, but hystrix is feminine. •Synonym of Hippocampus Rafinesque 1810 -- (Fritzsche 1980:185 [ref. 1511], Vari 1982:175 [ref. 6765], Kuiter 2001:297 [ref. 25900], Kuiter 2009:17 [ref. 30404]). Current status: Synonym of Hippocampus Rafinesque 1810. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Histiogamphelus McCulloch [A. R.] 1914:30 Masc. Histiogamphelus briggsii McCulloch 1914. Type by original designation. •Valid as Histiogamphelus McCulloch 1914 -- (Dawson 1984:105 [ref. 21119], Dawson 1985:101 [ref. 6541], Paxton et al. 1989:422 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:449 [ref. 22532], Paxton et al. 2006:830 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2008:456 [ref. 30642], Kuiter 2009:224 [ref. 30404], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 2 [ref. 35615]). Current status: Valid as Histiogamphelus McCulloch 1914. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Hypselognathus Whitley [G. P.] 1948:76 Masc. Histiogamphelus rostratus Waite & Hale 1921. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Hypselognathus Whitley 1948 -- (Dawson & Glover 1982 [ref. 5444], Dawson 1985:104 [ref. 6541], Paxton et al. 1989:423 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:451 [ref. 22532], Paxton et al. 2006:831 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2008:458 [ref. 30642], Kuiter 2009:227 [ref. 30404], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 2 [ref. 35615]). Current status: Valid as Hypselognathus Whitley 1948. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Ichthyocampus Kaup [J. J.] 1853:231 Masc. Syngnathus carce Hamilton 1822. Type by monotypy [not fully investigated] or designated by Duncker 1912 [ref. 1156]; not I. belcheri Kaup as cited by Jordan which was unavailable (name only) with original generic description. •Synonym of Hippichthys Bleeker 1849 -- (Stiller et al. 2022: Additional file p. 22 [ref. 39142]). •Valid as Ichthyocampus Kaup 1853 -- (Dawson 1977:600 [ref. 1066], Dawson 1985:105 [ref. 6541], Kottelat 1989:16 [ref. 13605], Ataur Rahman 1989:35 [ref. 24860], Liang in Pan et al. 1991:343 [ref. 23876], Paulus 1999:2266 [ref. 24794], Ataur Rahman 2003:50 [ref. 31338], Kuiter 2009:280 [ref. 30404], Kottelat 2013:305 [ref. 32989], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 2 [ref. 35615]). Current status: Valid as Ichthyocampus Kaup 1853. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Idiotropiscis Whitley [G. P.] 1947:150 Masc. Acentronura australe Waite & Hale 1921. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Acentronura Kaup 1853, but a valid subgenus Idiotropiscis -- (Dawson 1985:15 [ref. 6541], Dawson 1984 [ref. 5276], Dawson 1986:446 [ref. 5650]). •Valid as Idiotropiscis Whitley 1947 -- (Kuiter 2004:163 [ref. 27782], Teske et al. 2004:273 [ref. 31602], Paxton et al. 2006:831 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2008:460 [ref. 30642], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 2 [ref. 35615], Short & Trnski 2021:823 [ref. 38639], Stiller et al. 2022: Additional file p. 22 [ref. 39142]). Current status: Valid as Idiotropiscis Whitley 1947. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Jamsus (subgenus of Hippocampus) Ginsburg [I.] 1937:584 Masc. Hippocampus regulus Ginsburg 1933. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Hippocampus Rafinesque 1810 -- (Vari 1982:175 [ref. 6765], Kuiter 2001:297 [ref. 25900], Kuiter 2009:17 [ref. 30404]). Current status: Synonym of Hippocampus Rafinesque 1810. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Kaupia Smith [J. L. B.] 1963:533 Fem. Syngnathus boaja Bleeker 1850. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Doryichthys Kaup 1856 -- (Dawson 1981:2 [ref. 5527], Dawson 1985:55 [ref. 6541], Roberts 1989:158 [ref. 6439], Kottelat 2013:302 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Doryichthys Kaup 1856. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Kaupus (subgenus of Leptonotus) Whitley [G. P.] 1951:392 Masc. Leptonotus costatus Waite & Hale 1921. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Kaupus Whitley 1951 -- (Dawson 1984:98 [ref. 21119], Dawson 1985:107 [ref. 6541], Paxton et al. 1989:423 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:453 [ref. 22532], Paxton et al. 2006:832 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2008:461 [ref. 30642], Kuiter 2009:221 [ref. 30404], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 2 [ref. 35615]). Current status: Valid as Kaupus Whitley 1951. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Kimblaeus Dawson [C. E.] 1980:518 Masc. Kimblaeus bassensis Dawson 1980. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Kimblaeus Dawson 1980 -- (Dawson 1985:108 [ref. 6541], Paxton et al. 1989:423 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:454 [ref. 22532], Paxton et al. 2006:832 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2008:462 [ref. 30642], Kuiter 2009:226 [ref. 30404], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 2 [ref. 35615]). Current status: Valid as Kimblaeus Dawson 1980. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Kyonemichthys Gomon [M. F.] 2007:26 Masc. Kyonemichthys rumengani Gomon 2007. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Kyonemichthys Gomon 2007 -- (Bogorodsky et al. 2011:51 [ref. 31559], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 2 [ref. 35615], Golani & Fricke 2018:51 [ref. 36273], Hanahara et al. 2022:296 [ref. 39884]). Current status: Valid as Kyonemichthys Gomon 2007. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Larvicampus Whitley [G. P.] 1948:75 Masc. Festucalex (Campichthys) runa Whitley 1931. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Lissocampus Waite & Hale 1921 -- (Dawson 1977:600 [ref. 7047], Dawson 1985:114 [ref. 6541]). Current status: Synonym of Lissocampus Waite & Hale 1921. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Leptonotus Kaup [J. J.] 1853:232 Masc. Syngnathus blainvilleanus Eydoux & Gervais 1837. Type by monotypy, second included species as name only and not available; blainvillianus spelled blainvillei by Kaup. Also appeared in Kaup 1857:46 [ref. 2573]. •Valid as Leptonotus Kaup 1853 -- (Fritzsche 1980:190 [ref. 1511], Dawson 1982:40 [ref. 6764], Dawson 1985:111 [ref. 6541], Kuiter 2009:220 [ref. 30404], Stewart 2015:1056 [ref. 34254], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 2 [ref. 35615], Luzzatto & Estalles 2019:[1] [ref. 36805]). Current status: Valid as Leptonotus Kaup 1853. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Lissocampus Waite [E. R.] & Hale [H. M.] 1921:306 Masc. Lissocampus caudalis Waite & Hale 1921. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Lissocampus Waite & Hale 1921 -- (Dawson 1977 [ref. 7047], Dawson 1985:114 [ref. 6541], Paxton et al. 1989:424 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:456 [ref. 22532], Paxton et al. 2006:833 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2008:463 [ref. 30642], Kuiter 2009:217 [ref. 30404], Stewart 2015:1058 [ref. 34254], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 2 [ref. 35615], Golani & Fricke 2018:51 [ref. 36273]). Current status: Valid as Lissocampus Waite & Hale 1921. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Macleayina Fowler [H. W.] 1907:426 Fem. Hippocampus bleekeri Fowler 1907. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Hippocampus Rafinesque 1810, but a valid subgenus Macleayina -- (Ginsburg 1937:529 [ref. 1801]). •Synonym of Hippocampus Rafinesque 1810 -- (Vari 1982:175 [ref. 6765], Kuiter 2001:297 [ref. 25900], Kuiter 2009:17 [ref. 30404]). Current status: Synonym of Hippocampus Rafinesque 1810. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Mannarichthys Dawson [C. E.] 1977:606 Masc. Ichthyocampus pictus Duncker 1915. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Second species questionably included in genus. •Synonym of Nannocampus Günther 1870, but a valid subgenus Mannarichthys -- (Dawson 1986:456 [ref. 5650], Dawson 1985:148, 149 [ref. 6541]). Current status: Synonym of Nannocampus Günther 1870. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Micrognathus Duncker [G.] 1912:235 Masc. Syngnathus brevirostris Rüppell 1838. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Micrognathus Duncker 1912 -- (Dawson 1982:25 [ref. 6764], Dawson 1982 [ref. 5441], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:87 [ref. 6441], Dawson 1985:121 [ref. 6541], Dawson 1986:454 [ref. 5650], Paxton et al. 1989:425 [ref. 12442], Paulus 1999:2269 [ref. 24794], Fritzsche & Vincent 2003:1222 [ref. 27044], Paxton et al. 2006:834 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2009:233 [ref. 30404], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 2 [ref. 35615], Fricke et al. 2018:124 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:51 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:95 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Micrognathus Duncker 1912. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Microsyngnathus (subgenus of Syngnathus) Herald [E. S.] 1959:468 Masc. Syngnathus dunckeri Metzelaar 1919. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Bryx Herald 1940 -- (Fritzsche 1980:192 [ref. 1511], Dawson 1982:111 [ref. 6764], Dawson 1985:22 [ref. 6541]). Current status: Synonym of Bryx Herald 1940. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Minyichthys (subgenus of Micrognathus) Herald [E. S.] & Randall [J. E.] 1972:137 Masc. Micrognathus brachyrhinus Herald 1953. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Minyichthys Herald & Randall 1972 -- (Dawson 1982:137 [ref. 5440], Dawson 1985:142 [ref. 6541], Dawson in Whitehead et al. 1986:631 [ref. 13676], Paulus 1999:2268 [ref. 24794], Fritzsche & Vincent 2003:1222 [ref. 27044], Kuiter 2009:231 [ref. 30404], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 3 [ref. 35615]). Current status: Valid as Minyichthys Herald & Randall 1972. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Mitotichthys Whitley [G. P.] 1948:75 Masc. Syngnathus tuckeri Scott 1942. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Mitotichthys Whitley 1948 -- (Dawson 1984:100 [ref. 21119], Dawson 1985:145 [ref. 6541], Paxton et al. 1989:426 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:458 [ref. 22532], Paxton et al. 2006:836 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2008:467 [ref. 30642], Kuiter 2009:222 [ref. 30404], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 3 [ref. 35615], Stiller et al. 2022: Additional file p. 22 [ref. 39142]). Current status: Valid as Mitotichthys Whitley 1948. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Nannocampus Günther [A.] 1870:178 Masc. Nannocampus subosseus Günther 1870. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Nannocampus Günther 1870 -- (Dawson 1979:488 [ref. 1068], Dawson 1985:148 [ref. 6541], Dawson 1986:456 [ref. 5650], Paxton et al. 1989:426 [ref. 12442], Paulus 1999:2267 [ref. 24794], Paxton et al. 2006:837 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2009:258 [ref. 30404], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 3 [ref. 35615]). Current status: Valid as Nannocampus Günther 1870. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Nigracus Whitley [G. P.] 1953:135 Masc. Stigmatophora nigra Kaup 1856. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Pipettella Whitley 1951, preoccupied by Pipettella Haeckel 1887 in Radiolaria. •Synonym of Stigmatopora Kaup 1853 -- (Dawson 1982:576 [ref. 5443], Dawson 1985:174 [ref. 6541]). Current status: Synonym of Stigmatopora Kaup 1853. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Notiocampus Dawson [C. E.] 1979:482 Masc. Nannocampus ruber Ramsay & Ogilby 1886. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Notiocampus Dawson 1979 -- (Dawson 1985:152 [ref. 6541], Paxton et al. 1989:427 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:461 [ref. 22532], Paxton et al. 2006:837 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2008:469 [ref. 30642], Kuiter 2009:216 [ref. 30404], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 3 [ref. 35615]). Current status: Valid as Notiocampus Dawson 1979. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Novacampus Whitley [G. P.] 1955:110 Masc. Syngnathus norae Waite 1910. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Leptonotus Kaup 1853 -- (Fritzsche 1980:190 [ref. 1511], Dawson 1982:40 [ref. 6764], Dawson 1985:111 [ref. 6541]). Current status: Synonym of Leptonotus Kaup 1853. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Oxleyana Whitley [G. P.] 1937:121 Fem. Syngnathus parviceps Ramsay & Ogilby 1886. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Hippichthys Bleeker 1849 -- (Dawson 1985:96 [ref. 6541], Dawson 1986:282 [ref. 6201], Kottelat 2013:303 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Hippichthys Bleeker 1849. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Parasyngnathus (subgenus of Syngnathus) Duncker [G.] 1915:14, 29, 79 Masc. Syngnathus argyrostictus Kaup 1856. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Hippichthys Bleeker 1849, but a valid subgenus Parasyngnathus as described -- (Dawson 1985:96 [ref. 6541], Dawson 1986:451 [ref. 5650]). •Valid as Parasyngnathus Duncker 1915 -- (Dawson 1984:74 [ref. 21119], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:86 [ref. 6441]). •Synonym of Hippichthys Bleeker 1849 -- (Dawson 1978:133 [ref. 7026], Dawson 1986:282 [ref. 6201], Kottelat 2013:303 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Hippichthys Bleeker 1849. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Penetopteryx Lunel [G.] 1881:275 Fem. Penetopteryx taeniocephalus Lunel 1881. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Penetopteryx Lunel 1881 -- (Dawson & Allen 1978:393 [ref. 1073], Dawson 1982:13 [ref. 6764], Dawson 1985:153 [ref. 6541], Paulus 1999:2267 [ref. 24794], Fritzsche & Vincent 2003:1222 [ref. 27044], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 3 [ref. 35615], Fricke et al. 2018:126 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Penetopteryx Lunel 1881. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Peromere Duméril [A. M. C.] 1856:170 Syngnathus rondeletii Delaroche 1809. Appeared as Péromère; not available, French vernacular name only, apparently later made available. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Phanerotokeus Duncker [G.] 1940:84 Masc. Phanerotokeus gohari Duncker 1940. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Halicampus Kaup 1856 -- (Dawson 1985:75 [ref. 6541]). Current status: Synonym of Halicampus Kaup 1856. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Phoxocampus Dawson [C. E.] 1977:612 Masc. Ichthyocampus belcheri Kaup 1856. Type by original designation. •Valid as Phoxocampus Dawson 1977 -- (Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:88 [ref. 6441], Dawson 1985:155 [ref. 6541], Dawson 1986:456 [ref. 5650], Paxton et al. 1989:427 [ref. 12442], Paulus 1999:2267 [ref. 24794], Paxton et al. 2006:838 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2009:268 [ref. 30404], Satapoomin 2009:59 [ref. 30463], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 3 [ref. 35615], Fricke et al. 2018:126 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:51 [ref. 36273]). Current status: Valid as Phoxocampus Dawson 1977. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Phycodurus Gill [T. N.] 1896:159 Masc. Phyllopteryx eques Günther 1865. Type by monotypy. •Possible synonym of Solegnathus Swainson 1839 -- (Stiller et al. 2022: Additional file p. 22 [ref. 39142]). •Valid as Phycodurus Gill 1896 -- (Dawson 1985:157 [ref. 6541], Kuiter 1988 [ref. 6371], Paxton et al. 1989:427 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:462 [ref. 22532], Paxton et al. 2006:838 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2008:470 [ref. 30642], Kuiter 2009:164 [ref. 30404], Lourie 2016:150 [ref. 34505], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 3 [ref. 35615]). Current status: Valid as Phycodurus Gill 1896. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Phyllopteryx (subgenus of Hippocampus) Swainson [W.] 1839:332 Fem. Syngnathus foliatus Shaw 1804. Type by monotypy. Authorship of type is Shaw; Swainson's fig. 102 apparently a retracing of Shaw's pl. 180. •Possible synonym of Solegnathus Swainson 1839 -- (Stiller et al. 2022: Additional file p. 22 [ref. 39142]). •Valid as Phyllopteryx Swainson 1839 -- (Dawson 1985:158 [ref. 6541], Kuiter 1988 [ref. 6371], Paxton et al. 1989:428 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:463 [ref. 22532], Paxton et al. 2006:839 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2008:471 [ref. 30642], Kuiter 2009:158 [ref. 30404], Kottelat 2013:305 [ref. 32989], Orlando et al. 2015:1 [ref. 33686], Lourie 2016:152 [ref. 34505], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 3 [ref. 35615]). Current status: Valid as Phyllopteryx Swainson 1839. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Pipettella (subgenus of Stigmatopora) Whitley [G. P.] 1951:62 Fem. Stigmatophora nigra Kaup 1856. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Type species appeared first as a nomen nudum in Kaup 1853:233. Original genus of type species should have been Stigmatopora. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Pipettella Haeckel 1887 in Radiolaria, replaced by Nigracus Whitley 1953. •In the synonymy of Stigmatopora Kaup 1853 -- (Dawson 1982:576 [ref. 5443], Dawson 1985:174 [ref. 6541]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Stigmatopora Kaup 1853. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Pseudophallus Herald [E. S.] 1940:51 Masc. Siphostoma starksii Jordan & Culver 1895. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Pseudophallus Herald 1940 -- (Dawson 1982:44 [ref. 6764], Dawson 1985:161 [ref. 6541], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:234 [ref. 24550], Fritzsche & Vincent 2003:1222 [ref. 27044], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:591 [ref. 27061], Scharpf 2007:36 [ref. 30398], Kuiter 2009:241 [ref. 30404], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 3 [ref. 35615], Dallevo-Gomes et al. 2020:85 [ref. 37836]). Current status: Valid as Pseudophallus Herald 1940. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Pugnaso Whitley [G. P.] 1948:75 Masc. Syngnathus curtirostris Castelnau 1872. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Pugnaso Whitley 1948 -- (Dawson 1984:95 [ref. 21119], Dawson 1985:162 [ref. 6541], Paxton et al. 1989:428 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:464 [ref. 22532], Paxton et al. 2006:839 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2008:472 [ref. 30642], Kuiter 2009:213 [ref. 30404], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 3 [ref. 35615]). Current status: Valid as Pugnaso Whitley 1948. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Runcinatus Whitley [G. P.] 1929:356 Masc. Solegnathus dunckeri Whitley 1927. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Solegnathus Swainson 1839 -- (Dawson 1982:140 [ref. 5442]). •Synonym of Solegnathus Swainson 1839, but a valid subgenus Runcinatus -- (Dawson 1985:169 [ref. 6541]). Current status: Synonym of Solegnathus Swainson 1839. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Simocampus (subgenus of Bryx) Fritzsche [R. A.] 1980:193 Masc. Siphostoma arctum Jenkins & Evermann 1889. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Cosmocampus Dawson 1979 -- (Dawson 1982:120 [ref. 6764], Dawson 1985:47 [ref. 6541]). Current status: Synonym of Cosmocampus Dawson 1979. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Simosyngnathus Fowler [H. W.] 1940:12 Masc. Siphostoma crinigerum Bean & Dresel 1884. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Objective synonym of Anarchopterus Hubbs 1935 -- (Dawson 1982:33 [ref. 6764]). Current status: Synonym of Anarchopterus Hubbs 1935. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Siokunichthys Herald [E. S.] in Schultz et al. 1953:254 Masc. Siokunichthys herrei Herald 1953. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Siokunichthys Herald 1953 -- (Dawson 1983 [ref. 5351], Dawson 1985:165 [ref. 6541], Paxton et al. 1989:428 [ref. 12442], Paulus 1999:2267 [ref. 24794], Paxton et al. 2006:840 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2009:269 [ref. 30404], Lourie 2016:145 [ref. 34505], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 3 [ref. 35615], Golani & Fricke 2018:51 [ref. 36273], Hanahara et al. 2022:296 [ref. 39884]). Current status: Valid as Siokunichthys Herald 1953. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Siphonostoma Agassiz [L.] 1846:342 Neut. Syngnathus pelagicus Linnaeus 1758. Type by being an unjustified emendation. Fowler (MS) treats as an emendation of Siphostoma Rafinesque, with different type. Agassiz 1846 used this spelling earlier; see Siphostoma Rafinesque. •Synonym of Syngnathus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:592 [ref. 27061], Kottelat 2013:307 [ref. 32989], Parin et al. 2014:208 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Syngnathus Linnaeus 1758. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Siphostoma Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:18 Neut. Syngnathus pelagicus Linnaeus 1758. Type by subsequent designation. Apparently first type designation is by Jordan & Evermann 1896:761 [ref. 2443]. Spelled Siphonostomus and Siphonostoma by authors; Siphonostoma Agassiz 1846:342 [ref. 64] is an unjustified emendation. •Synonym of Syngnathus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Wheeler 1973:274 [ref. 7190], Fritzsche 1980:198 [ref. 1511], Dawson 1982:55 [ref. 6764], Dawson 1985:181 [ref. 6541], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:229 [ref. 24550], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:592 [ref. 27061], Kottelat 2013:307 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Syngnathus Linnaeus 1758. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Solegnathus (subgenus of Syngnathus) Swainson [W.] 1839:195, 333 Masc. Syngnathus hardwickii Gray 1830. Type by monotypy. Solenognathus Agassiz 1846:343, 344 [ref. 64] is an unjustified emendation; this spelling also used by early authors (e.g., Bleeker). •Valid as Solegnathus Swainson 1839 -- (Dawson 1982 [ref. 5442], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:89 [ref. 6441], Dawson 1985:169 [ref. 6541], Paxton et al. 1989:429 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:465 [ref. 22532], Paulus 1999:2266 [ref. 24794], Paxton et al. 2006:840 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2008:472 [ref. 30642], Kuiter 2009:150 [ref. 30404], Stewart 2015:1059 [ref. 34254], Lourie 2016:152 [ref. 34505], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 3 [ref. 35615], Stiller et al. 2022: Additional file p. 22 [ref. 39142]). Current status: Valid as Solegnathus Swainson 1839. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Stigmatopora Kaup [J. J.] 1853:233 Fem. Syngnathus argus Richardson 1840. Type by monotypy, second species unavailable. Subsequent spellings include Stigmatophora (e.g., Kaup himself in 1856:52 [ref. 2575]) and Stigmatophota. •Valid as Stigmatopora Kaup 1853 -- (Dawson 1982 [ref. 5443], Dawson 1985:174 [ref. 6541], Paxton et al. 1989:430 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:467 [ref. 22532], Paxton et al. 2006:842 [ref. 29073], Browne & Smith 2007:1 [ref. 29428], Kuiter 2008:474 [ref. 30642], Kuiter 2009:286 [ref. 30404], Stewart 2015:1060 [ref. 34254], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 3 [ref. 35615], Short & Trevor-Jones 2020:105 [ref. 37943]). Current status: Valid as Stigmatopora Kaup 1853. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Stipecampus Whitley [G. P.] 1948:75 Masc. Ichthyocampus cristatus McCulloch & Waite 1918. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Stipecampus Whitley 1948 -- (Dawson 1977:646 [ref. 1066], Dawson 1985:178 [ref. 6541], Paxton et al. 1989:430 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:470 [ref. 22532], Paxton et al. 2006:843 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2008:476 [ref. 30642], Kuiter 2009:225 [ref. 30404], Lourie 2016:146 [ref. 34505], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 3 [ref. 35615]). Current status: Valid as Stipecampus Whitley 1948. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Syngnathoides Bleeker [P.] 1851:231, 259 Masc. Syngnathoides blochii Bleeker 1851. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Syngnathoides Bleeker 1851 -- (Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:89 [ref. 6441], Dawson 1985:179 [ref. 6541], Dawson 1986:456 [ref. 5650], Paxton et al. 1989:431 [ref. 12442], Paulus 1999:2266 [ref. 24794], Paxton et al. 2006:843 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2009:155 [ref. 30404], Satapoomin 2009:59 [ref. 30463], Lourie 2016:154 [ref. 34505], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 2 [ref. 35615], Fricke et al. 2018:126 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:52 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:96 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Syngnathoides Bleeker 1851. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Syngnathus Linnaeus [C.] 1758:336 Masc. Syngnathus acus Linnaeus 1758. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Fowler 1906:93 [ref. 1371], predating Jordan 1912:103 as given by ICZN; on Official List (Opinion 77, Direction 56); Syngnathus Rafinesque 1810 placed on Official Index (Direction 56). Name spelled Sygnatus by Wulff 1765:52 [ref. 17844], and Singnatus by Anonymous (Cabrera, Pérez & Haenseler) 1817:10 [ref. 17319], see Graells 1887:184 [ref. 30438]. Also appeared as new in Billberg 1833:52, 53 [ref. 34146] with reference to Artedi 1738:2 [ref. 30349], 1738:1 [ref. 30578]; see Kullander 2016:111 [ref. 34147]. •Valid as Syngnathus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Wheeler 1973:274 [ref. 7190], Fritzsche 1980:198 [ref. 1511], Dawson 1982:55 [ref. 6764], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:87 [ref. 6441], Dawson 1985:181 [ref. 6541], Dawson 1986:287 [ref. 6201], Dawson 1986:457 [ref. 5650], Liang in Pan et al. 1991:340 [ref. 23876], Savvaitova 1998:113 [ref. 23594], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:228 [ref. 24550], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:335 [ref. 25968], Fritzsche & Vincent 2003:1222 [ref. 27044], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:592 [ref. 27061], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:183 [ref. 28183], Teske et al. 2004:274 [ref. 31602], Scharpf 2007:36 [ref. 30398], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:500 [ref. 29996], Kuiter 2009:244 [ref. 30404], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:37 [ref. 36649], Kottelat 2013:307 [ref. 32989], Parin et al. 2014:208 [ref. 33547], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:895 [ref. 34062], Pietsch & Orr 2015:29 [ref. 34694], Lourie 2016:147 [ref. 34505], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 3 [ref. 35615], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:59 [ref. 35138], Matsunuma 2017:385 [ref. 35141], Esmaeili et al. 2017:94 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:76 [ref. 36089], Golani & Fricke 2018:52 [ref. 36273], Oruç & Engin 2018:1 [ref. 35841]). Current status: Valid as Syngnathus Linnaeus 1758. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Syrictes Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1927:504 Masc. Syngnathus fuscus Storer 1839. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Described as a new genus of Syngnathidae, but they also state, "This subgenus includes..." •Synonym of Syngnathus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Fritzsche 1980:198 [ref. 1511], Dawson 1982:55 [ref. 6764], Dawson 1985:181 [ref. 6541], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:592 [ref. 27061], Kottelat 2013:307 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Syngnathus Linnaeus 1758. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Tigricampus Whitley [G. P.] 1934 Masc. Syngnathus tigris Castelnau 1879. Considered by Dawson 1985 to be a nomen nudum, however Whitley indicated a type species and referred to treatment in McCulloch 1922. •Synonym of Syngnathus Linnaeus 1758. Current status: Synonym of Syngnathus Linnaeus 1758. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Tiphle Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:18 Fem. Tiphle hexagonus Rafinesque 1810 (= Syngnathus typhle Linnaeus 1758). Type by subsequent designation. Apparently earliest type designation is by Jordan 1917:78 [ref. 2407]. Genus spelled Tiphle and Linnaeus' species misspelled tiphle instead of typhle, so no tautonymy. Not preoccupied by Typhle Lacepède 1800 in mammals. •Synonym of Syngnathus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Wheeler 1973:274 [ref. 7190], Dawson 1982:55 [ref. 6764], Dawson 1985:181 [ref. 6541], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:592 [ref. 27061], Kottelat 2013:307 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Syngnathus Linnaeus 1758. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Trachyrhamphus Kaup [J. J.] 1853:231 Masc. Syngnathus serratus Temminck & Schlegel 1850. Type by monotypy - only one available species among three included. As Trachyrhynchus Kaup 1856:25 (name only). Spelled Trachyrrhamphus by Duncker 1902:232 [not researched]. •Valid as Trachyrhamphus Kaup 1853 -- (Dawson et al. 1979:248 [ref. 21118], Dawson 1984 [ref. 5291], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:88 [ref. 6441], Dawson 1985:190 [ref. 6541], Dawson 1986:457 [ref. 5650], Paxton et al. 1989:431 [ref. 12442], Paxton et al. 2006:844 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2009:209 [ref. 30404], Lourie 2016:148 [ref. 34505], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 3 [ref. 35615], Fricke et al. 2018:127 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:52 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:97 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Trachyrhamphus Kaup 1853. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Typhlinus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1815:90 Masc. As "Typhlinus R. sp. do.," meaning a new name for a species formerly in the preceding genus Syngnathus. Not available, name only; perhaps intended for Typhle or Tiphle. Misspelled Tiphlinus in Jordan 1917:91 [ref. 2407]. Treated as a replacement name for Typhle by Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:592 [ref. 27061]. •In the synonymy of Syngnathus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:592 [ref. 27061]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Syngnathus Linnaeus 1758. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Typhlus Duméril [A. H. A.] (ex Bibron) 1870:540 Masc. Not available, name from Bibron manuscript mentioned in synonymy under Ichthyocampus ponticerianus Kaup. Nomen Nudum. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Urocampus Günther [A.] 1870:179 Masc. Urocampus nanus Günther 1870. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Urocampus Günther 1870 -- (Dawson 1980 [ref. 6909], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:88 [ref. 6441], Dawson 1985:194 [ref. 6541], Paxton et al. 1989:431 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:470 [ref. 22532], Paxton et al. 2006:845 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2008:476 [ref. 30642], Kuiter 2009:282 [ref. 30404], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 3 [ref. 35615], Araki & Motomura 2022:[1] [ref. 39296], Hanahara et al. 2022:296 [ref. 39884]). Current status: Valid as Urocampus Günther 1870. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Vanacampus (subgenus of Parasyngnathus) Whitley [G. P.] 1951:62 Masc. Syngnathus vercoi Waite & Hale 1921. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Vanacampus Whitley 1951 -- (Dawson 1984:80 [ref. 21119], Dawson 1985:197 [ref. 6541], Paxton et al. 1989:432 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:472 [ref. 22532], Paxton et al. 2006:845 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2008:477 [ref. 30642], Kuiter 2009:214 [ref. 30404], Lourie 2016:149 [ref. 34505], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 4 [ref. 35615]). Current status: Valid as Vanacampus Whitley 1951. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.

Yozia Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1901:8 Fem. Yozia wakanourae Jordan & Snyder 1901. Type by original designation. •Valid as Yozia Jordan & Snyder 1901 -- (Dawson et al. 1979 [ref. 21118]). •Synonym of Trachyrhamphus Kaup 1853 -- (Dawson 1984:165 [ref. 5291], Dawson 1985:190 [ref. 6541]). Current status: Synonym of Trachyrhamphus Kaup 1853. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae.