Species that contain: Cosmocampus and howensis [ 2 ] records

caldwelli, Syngnathus Herald [E. S.] & Randall [J. E.] 1972:133, Fig. 3 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4) v. 39 (no. 11); ref. 2097] Anakena Cove, Easter Island, southeastern Pacific, depth 4.6 meters. Holotype: LACM 6560-3. Paratypes: UBC 65440 (1), 65449 (2); BPBM 6596 (1), 10856 (2); CAS 13922 (1), 24202 (2); LACM 6560-41 (2); USNM 203409 (1). •Synonym of Parasyngnathus howensis Whitley 1948 -- (Fritzsche 1981 [ref. 21286]). •Synonym of Cosmocampus howensis (Whitley 1948) -- (Dawson 1985:52 [ref. 6541], Kuiter 2009:235 [ref. 30404]). •Valid as Cosmocampus caldwelli (Herald & Randall 1972) -- (J. Randall, July 2013). Current status: Valid as Cosmocampus caldwelli (Herald & Randall 1972). Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Distribution: Easter Island. Habitat: marine.

howensis, Parasyngnathus Whitley [G. P.] 1948:77 [Records of the Australian Museum v. 22 (no. 1); ref. 4710] Lord Howe Island. Holotype (unique): AMS IA.5473. •Valid as Parasyngnathus howensis Whitley 1948 -- (Fritzsche 1981 [ref. 21286]). •Valid as Cosmocampus howensis (Whitley 1948) -- (Dawson 1985:52 [ref. 6541], Paxton et al. 1989:416 [ref. 12442], ?Pequeño 1989:55 [ref. 14125] as howensi, Francis 1993:159 [ref. 25479], Paulus 1999:2270 [ref. 24794], Johnson 1999:726 [ref. 25471], Randall 1999:10 [ref. 25829], 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]). Current status: Valid as Cosmocampus howensis (Whitley 1948). Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Distribution: Southern Pacific: New South Wales (Australia) to Easter Island. Habitat: marine.