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.