pictus, Ichthyocampus Duncker [G.] 1915:95 [Mitteilungen aus dem Naturhistorischen (Zoologischen) Museum in Hamburg v. 32; ref. 6567] Gulf of Mannar, western Sri Lanka. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1892.5.28.3. •Valid as Mannarichthys pictus (Duncker 1915) -- (Dawson 1977:608 [ref. 1066]). •Valid as Nannocampus pictus (Duncker 1915) -- (Dawson 1985:149 [ref. 6541], Dawson 1986:456 [ref. 5650], Paxton et al. 1989:427 [ref. 12442], Fricke 1999:153 [ref. 24106], Paulus 1999:2271 [ref. 24794], Fricke et al. 2009:37 [ref. 30213], Kuiter 2009:259 [ref. 30404], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 3 [ref. 35615], Arndt & Fricke 2019:30 [ref. 36883], Moots 2022:485 [ref. 39722]). Current status: Valid as Nannocampus pictus (Duncker 1915). Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa and Mascarenes east to Queensland (Australia) (south to 24°30'S), north to Sri Lanka. Habitat: marine.