wardi, Parasyngnathus Whitley [G. P.] 1948:77 [Records of the Australian Museum v. 22 (no. 1); ref. 4710] Lindeman Island, Queensland, Australia. Holotype: AMS IB.1911. Paratypes: AMS IB.1912 (6, now 5). •Synonym of Hippichthys cyanospilos (Bleeker 1854) -- (Dawson 1978:151 [ref. 7026], Paxton et al. 1989:420 [ref. 12442], Kuiter 2009:279 [ref. 30404]). •Synonym of Hippichthys cyanospilus (Bleeker 1854) -- (Dawson 1985:97 [ref. 6541], Dawson 1986:284 [ref. 6201], Paxton et al. 2006:823 [ref. 29073], Kottelat 2013:303 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Hippichthys cyanospilos (Bleeker 1854). Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.