parviceps, Syngnathus Ramsay [E. P.] & Ogilby [J. D.] 1886:475 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (Series 2) v. 1 (pt 2); ref. 18603] Clarence River, New South Wales, Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS I.191. •Synonym of Hippichthys heptagonus Bleeker 1849 -- (Dawson 1978:136 [ref. 7026], Dawson 1985:98 [ref. 6541], Dawson 1986:282 [ref. 6201], Paxton et al. 1989:420 [ref. 12442], Paxton et al. 2006:823 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2009:277 [ref. 30404], Kottelat 2013:303 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Hippichthys heptagonus Bleeker 1849. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.