Species that contain: Syngnathus and arctus [ 2 ] records

coccineus, Syngnathus Herald [E. S.] 1940:57 [Report Allan Hancock Pacific Expedition 1932-1938 v. 9 (no. 3); ref. 2095] Santa María Island [Charles Island], Galápagos Islands, depth 3 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 101688. Paratypes: LACM 20113 [ex AHF 7] (1); CAS-SU 34340 (1); USNM 92120 (1), 101690 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:62 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Bryx coccineus (Herald 1940) -- (Fritzsche 1980:196 [ref. 1511]). •Synonym of Cosmocampus arctus (Jenkins & Evermann 1889), but a valid subspecies -- (Dawson 1985:49 [ref. 6541], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:287 [ref. 24023], Thomson et al. 2000:67 [ref. 25640], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:190 [ref. 30957]). •Valid as Cosmocampus coccineus (Herald 1940) -- (Kuiter 2009:238 [ref. 30404], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 1 [ref. 35615]). Current status: Valid as Cosmocampus coccineus (Herald 1940). Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Nayarit (Mexico) south to Peru, including Galápagos Islands (Ecuador). Habitat: marine.

independencia, Syngnathus Hildebrand [S. F.] 1946:153, Fig. 34 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 189; ref. 2161] Independencia Bay, Peru. Holotype: USNM 127853. Paratypes: Gov't of Peru (1), USNM 127854 (now 2). •Synonym of Bryx (simocampus) coccineus (Herald 1940) -- (Fritzsche 1980:196 [ref. 1511]). •Synonym of Cosmocampus arctus (Jenkins & Evermann 1889) -- (Dawson 1985:49 [ref. 6541]). •Probably a synonym of Cosmocampus arctus (Jenkins & Evermann 1889) -- (Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:102 [ref. 24555]). Current status: Synonym of Cosmocampus arctus (Jenkins & Evermann 1889). Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Habitat: marine.