vittatus, Corythoichthys Kaup [J. J.] 1856:26 [Catalogue of lophobranchiate fish in the collection of the British Museum; ref. 2575] Brazil. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-6021. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:46 [ref. 19576]. •Synonym of Micrognathus crinitus (Jenyns 1842) -- (Dawson 1978:14 [ref. 8939], Dawson 1982:26 [ref. 6764], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:191 [ref. 25013]). •Synonym of Halicampus crinitus (Jenyns 1842) -- (Guimarães 1999:7 [ref. 24280]). •Valid as Halicampus vittatus (Kaup 1856) -- (Kuiter 2009:263 [ref. 30404]). Current status: Valid as Halicampus vittatus (Kaup 1856). Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Distribution: Southwestern Atlantic: Bahia, Brazil. Habitat: marine.