WoRMS taxon details
Syngnathus Linnaeus, 1758
126227 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126227)
accepted
Genus
Dermatostethus Gill, 1862 · unaccepted (synonym)
Siphonostoma Agassiz, 1846 · unaccepted (synonym)
Siphostoma Rafinesque, 1810 · unaccepted
Sygnathus · unaccepted (misspelling)
Sygnatus · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Synghnathus · unaccepted (misspelling)
Syngnatus · unaccepted (misspelling)
Syphonostoma · unaccepted (misspelling)
Syrictes Jordan & Evermann, 1927 · unaccepted
Tiphle Rafinesque, 1810 · unaccepted (synonym)
Typhle · unaccepted (misspelling)
- Species Syngnathus abaster Risso, 1827
- Species Syngnathus acus Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Syngnathus affinis Günther, 1870
- Species Syngnathus auliscus (Swain, 1882)
- Species Syngnathus californiensis Storer, 1845
- Species Syngnathus caribbaeus Dawson, 1979
- Species Syngnathus carinatus (Gilbert, 1892)
- Species Syngnathus caspius Eichwald, 1831
- Species Syngnathus chihiroe Matsunuma, 2017
- Species Syngnathus dawsoni (Herald, 1969)
- Species Syngnathus euchrous Fritzsche, 1980
- Species Syngnathus exilis (Osburn & Nichols, 1916)
- Species Syngnathus floridae (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
- Species Syngnathus folletti Herald, 1942
- Species Syngnathus fuscus Storer, 1839
- Species Syngnathus insulae Fritzsche, 1980
- Species Syngnathus louisianae Günther, 1870
- Species Syngnathus macrobrachium Fritzsche, 1980
- Species Syngnathus macrophthalmus Duncker, 1915
- Species Syngnathus makaxi Herald & Dawson, 1972
- Species Syngnathus pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Syngnathus phlegon Risso, 1827
- Species Syngnathus rostellatus Nilsson, 1855
- Species Syngnathus safina Paulus, 1992
- Species Syngnathus schlegeli Kaup, 1856
- Species Syngnathus schmidti Popov, 1928
- Species Syngnathus scovelli (Evermann & Kendall, 1896)
- Species Syngnathus springeri Herald, 1942
- Species Syngnathus taenionotus Canestrini, 1871
- Species Syngnathus temminckii Kaup, 1856
- Species Syngnathus tenuirostris Rathke, 1837
- Species Syngnathus texanus Gilbert, 2013
- Species Syngnathus typhle Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Syngnathus variegatus Pallas, 1814
- Species Syngnathus watermeyeri Smith, 1963
- Species Syngnathus acicularis Jenyns, 1842 accepted as Leptonotus blainvilleanus (Eydoux & Gervais, 1837)
- Species Syngnathus acusimilis Günther, 1873 accepted as Syngnathus schlegeli Kaup, 1856
- Species Syngnathus aequoreus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Entelurus aequoreus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Syngnathus agassiz Michahelles, 1829 accepted as Syngnathus abaster Risso, 1827
- Species Syngnathus agassizi Michahelles, 1829 accepted as Syngnathus abaster Risso, 1827 (misspelling)
- Species Syngnathus agassizii Michahelles, 1829 accepted as Syngnathus abaster Risso, 1827
- Species Syngnathus algeriensis Günther, 1870 accepted as Syngnathus abaster Risso, 1827
- Species Syngnathus alternans Günther, 1870 accepted as Syngnathus acus Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Syngnathus altirostris Ogilby, 1890 accepted as Hippichthys penicillus (Cantor, 1849)
- Species Syngnathus analicarens Duncker, 1915 accepted as Bryx analicarens (Duncker, 1915)
- Species Syngnathus andersonii Bleeker, 1858 accepted as Micrognathus andersonii (Bleeker, 1858)
- Species Syngnathus anguisigola Nardo, 1847 accepted as Syngnathus abaster Risso, 1827
- Species Syngnathus ansorgii Boulenger, 1910 accepted as Enneacampus ansorgii (Boulenger, 1910)
- Species Syngnathus arctus (Jenkins & Evermann, 1889) accepted as Cosmocampus arctus (Jenkins & Evermann, 1889)
- Species Syngnathus argentatus Pallas, 1814 accepted as Syngnathus typhle Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Syngnathus argulus Peters, 1855 accepted as Microphis argulus (Peters, 1855)
- Species Syngnathus argus Richardson, 1840 accepted as Stigmatopora argus (Richardson, 1840)
- Species Syngnathus argyrostictus Kaup, 1856 accepted as Hippichthys penicillus (Cantor, 1849)
- Species Syngnathus balli (Fowler, 1925) accepted as Cosmocampus balli (Fowler, 1925)
- Species Syngnathus banneri Herald & Randall, 1972 accepted as Cosmocampus banneri (Herald & Randall, 1972)
- Species Syngnathus biaculeatus Bloch, 1785 accepted as Syngnathoides biaculeatus (Bloch, 1785)
- Species Syngnathus bicoarctatus Bleeker, 1857 accepted as Trachyrhamphus bicoarctatus (Bleeker, 1857)
- Species Syngnathus biserialis Kaup, 1856 accepted as Hippichthys penicillus (Cantor, 1849)
- Species Syngnathus blainvilleanus Eydoux & Gervais, 1837 accepted as Leptonotus blainvilleanus (Eydoux & Gervais, 1837)
- Species Syngnathus brachycephalus Poey, 1868 accepted as Cosmocampus brachycephalus (Poey, 1868)
- Species Syngnathus brachyrhynchus Kaup, 1856 accepted as Syngnathus acus Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Syngnathus brachysoma Bleeker, 1855 accepted as Choeroichthys brachysoma (Bleeker, 1855)
- Species Syngnathus brachyurus Bleeker, 1854 accepted as Microphis brachyurus (Bleeker, 1854)
- Species Syngnathus brevicaudus Castelnau, 1875 accepted as Trachyrhamphus bicoarctatus (Bleeker, 1857)
- Species Syngnathus brevirostris Rüppell, 1838 accepted as Micrognathus brevirostris (Rüppell, 1838) (synonym)
- Species Syngnathus bucculentus Rathke, 1837 accepted as Syngnathus abaster Risso, 1827
- Species Syngnathus budi Bleeker, 1856 accepted as Microphis leiaspis (Bleeker, 1854) (synonym)
- Species Syngnathus caballus Larrañaga, 1923 accepted as Hippocampus erectus Perry, 1810
- Species Syngnathus caldwelli Herald & Randall, 1972 accepted as Cosmocampus howensis (Whitley, 1948)
- Species Syngnathus carce Hamilton, 1822 accepted as Ichthyocampus carce (Hamilton, 1822)
- Species Syngnathus caretta Klunzinger, 1880 accepted as Pugnaso curtirostris (Castelnau, 1872)
- Species Syngnathus cayennensis Sauvage, 1882 accepted as Microphis lineatus (Kaup, 1856) (synonym)
- Species Syngnathus cinctus Ramsay, 1882 accepted as Festucalex cinctus (Ramsay, 1882)
- Species Syngnathus coccineus Herald, 1940 accepted as Cosmocampus coccineus (Herald, 1940) (synonym)
- Species Syngnathus conspicillatus Jenyns, 1842 accepted as Corythoichthys conspicillatus (Jenyns, 1842) (synonym)
- Species Syngnathus corrugatus Weber, 1913 accepted as Bhanotia fasciolata (Duméril, 1870)
- Species Syngnathus crenulatus Weber, 1913 accepted as Corythoichthys haematopterus (Bleeker, 1851)
- Species Syngnathus crinitus Jenyns, 1842 accepted as Micrognathus crinitus (Jenyns, 1842)
- Species Syngnathus curtirostris Castelnau, 1872 accepted as Pugnaso curtirostris (Castelnau, 1872)
- Species Syngnathus cyanospilos Bleeker, 1854 accepted as Hippichthys cyanospilos (Bleeker, 1854)
- Species Syngnathus cyanospilus Bleeker, 1854 accepted as Hippichthys cyanospilos (Bleeker, 1854) (misspelling)
- Species Syngnathus dactyliophorus Bleeker, 1853 accepted as Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus (Bleeker, 1853) (synonym)
- Species Syngnathus darrosanus Dawson & Randall, 1975 accepted as Cosmocampus darrosanus (Dawson & Randall, 1975)
- Species Syngnathus delalandi Kaup, 1856 accepted as Syngnathus acus Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Syngnathus djarong Bleeker, 1853 accepted as Hippichthys heptagonus Bleeker, 1849
- Species Syngnathus dumerilii Duméril, 1870 accepted as Syngnathus rostellatus Nilsson, 1855
- Species Syngnathus dunckeri Metzelaar, 1919 accepted as Bryx dunckeri (Metzelaar, 1919)
- Species Syngnathus elucens Poey, 1868 accepted as Cosmocampus elucens (Poey, 1868)
- Species Syngnathus ethon Risso, 1827 accepted as Syngnathus abaster Risso, 1827
- Species Syngnathus fasciatus Risso, 1810 accepted as Nerophis maculatus Rafinesque, 1810 (synonym)
- Species Syngnathus fasciatus Gray, 1830 accepted as Corythoichthys haematopterus (Bleeker, 1851) (ambiguous synonym)
- Species Syngnathus fasciolatus Duméril, 1870 accepted as Bhanotia fasciolata (Duméril, 1870)
- Species Syngnathus flavescens Kaup, 1856 accepted as Syngnathus abaster Risso, 1827
- Species Syngnathus flavofasciatus Rüppell, 1838 accepted as Corythoichthys flavofasciatus (Rüppell, 1838)
- Species Syngnathus fluviatilis Peters, 1852 accepted as Microphis fluviatilis (Peters, 1852)
- Species Syngnathus foliatus Shaw, 1804 accepted as Phyllopteryx taeniolatus (Lacepède, 1804)
- Species Syngnathus gastrotaenia Bleeker, 1853 accepted as Hippichthys spicifer (Rüppell, 1838)
- Species Syngnathus gracilis Steindachner, 1901 accepted as Hippichthys spicifer (Rüppell, 1838)
- Species Syngnathus griseolineatus Ayres, 1854 accepted as Syngnathus leptorhynchus Girard, 1854 accepted as Syngnathus californiensis Storer, 1845 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Syngnathus haematopterus Bleeker, 1851 accepted as Corythoichthys haematopterus (Bleeker, 1851)
- Species Syngnathus hardwickii Gray, 1830 accepted as Solegnathus hardwickii (Gray, 1830)
- Species Syngnathus helfrichii Bleeker, 1855 accepted as Hippichthys heptagonus Bleeker, 1849
- Species Syngnathus hildebrandi Herald, 1965 accepted as Cosmocampus hildebrandi (Herald, 1965)
- Species Syngnathus hippocampus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Hippocampus hippocampus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Syngnathus hunnii Bleeker, 1860 accepted as Hippichthys spicifer (Rüppell, 1838)
- Species Syngnathus independencia Hildebrand, 1946 accepted as Cosmocampus coccineus (Herald, 1940)
- Species Syngnathus investigatoris Hora, 1926 accepted as Cosmocampus investigatoris (Hora, 1926)
- Species Syngnathus jonesii Günther, 1874 accepted as Micrognathus crinitus (Jenyns, 1842)
- Species Syngnathus kaupi Bleeker, 1863 accepted as Enneacampus kaupi (Bleeker, 1863)
- Species Syngnathus kaupii (Bleeker, 1863) accepted as Enneacampus kaupi (Bleeker, 1863) (misspelling)
- Species Syngnathus koilomatodon Bleeker, 1858 accepted as Halicampus grayi Kaup, 1856
- Species Syngnathus kuhlii Kaup, 1856 accepted as Hippichthys cyanospilos (Bleeker, 1854)
- Species Syngnathus leiaspis Bleeker, 1854 accepted as Microphis leiaspis (Bleeker, 1854) (synonym)
- Species Syngnathus leptorhynchus Girard, 1854 accepted as Syngnathus californiensis Storer, 1845 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Syngnathus lumbriciformis Jenyns, 1835 accepted as Nerophis lumbriciformis (Jenyns, 1835)
- Species Syngnathus manadensis Bleeker, 1856 accepted as Microphis manadensis (Bleeker, 1856)
- Species Syngnathus margaritifer Peters, 1868 accepted as Vanacampus margaritifer (Peters, 1868)
- Species Syngnathus matterni (Fowler, 1918) accepted as Hippichthys heptagonus Bleeker, 1849
- Species Syngnathus maxweberi Whitley, 1933 accepted as Cosmocampus maxweberi (Whitley, 1933)
- Species Syngnathus melanopleura Bleeker, 1858 accepted as Doryrhamphus excisus Kaup, 1856
- Species Syngnathus mento Bleeker, 1856 accepted as Microphis mento (Bleeker, 1856)
- Species Syngnathus microchirus Moreau, 1891 accepted as Syngnathus abaster Risso, 1827
- Species Syngnathus micronotopterus Fowler, 1938 accepted as Micrognathus micronotopterus (Fowler, 1938)
- Species Syngnathus mindii Meek & Hildebrand, 1923 accepted as Pseudophallus mindii (Meek & Hildebrand, 1923)
- Species Syngnathus modestus Sauvage, 1879 accepted as Vanacampus poecilolaemus (Peters, 1868)
- Species Syngnathus mollisoni Scott, 1955 accepted as Mitotichthys mollisoni (Scott, 1955)
- Species Syngnathus mossambicus Peters, 1855 accepted as Hippichthys cyanospilos (Bleeker, 1854)
- Species Syngnathus nigrolineatus Eichwald, 1831 accepted as Syngnathus abaster Risso, 1827
- Species Syngnathus nitidus Günther, 1873 accepted as Halicampus nitidus (Günther, 1873)
- Species Syngnathus norae Waite, 1910 accepted as Leptonotus norae (Waite, 1910)
- Species Syngnathus olssoni Johnels, 1954 accepted as Enneacampus ansorgii (Boulenger, 1910)
- Species Syngnathus ophidion Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Nerophis ophidion (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Syngnathus papacinus Risso, 1810 accepted as Nerophis maculatus Rafinesque, 1810
- Species Syngnathus parvicarinatus Dawson, 1978 accepted as Hippichthys parvicarinatus (Dawson, 1978)
- Species Syngnathus parviceps Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886 (unaccepted)
- Species Syngnathus pelagicus Risso, 1810 (unaccepted)
- Species Syngnathus penicillus Cantor, 1849 (unaccepted)
- Species Syngnathus perlatus Lay & Bennett, 1839 (unaccepted)
- Species Syngnathus phillipi Lucas, 1891 (unaccepted)
- Species Syngnathus platyrhynchus Duméril, 1870 (unaccepted)
- Species Syngnathus poecilolaemus Peters, 1868 (unaccepted)
- Species Syngnathus polyacanthus Bleeker, 1856 (unaccepted)
- Species Syngnathus ponticus Pallas, 1814 (unaccepted)
- Species Syngnathus pulchellus Boulenger, 1915 (unaccepted)
- Species Syngnathus pyrois Risso, 1827 (unaccepted)
- Species Syngnathus randalli Herald, 1965 (unaccepted)
- Species Syngnathus rondeletii Delaroche, 1809 (unaccepted)
- Species Syngnathus rotundatus Michahelles, 1829 (unaccepted)
- Species Syngnathus rousseau Kaup, 1856 (unaccepted)
- Species Syngnathus rubescens Risso, 1810 (unaccepted)
- Species Syngnathus semifasciatus Günther, 1870 (unaccepted)
- Species Syngnathus serratus Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 (unaccepted)
- Species Syngnathus spicifer Rüppell, 1838 (unaccepted)
- Species Syngnathus superciliaris Günther, 1880 (unaccepted)
- Species Syngnathus tapeinosoma Bleeker, 1854 (unaccepted)
- Species Syngnathus tetragonous Mitchill, 1814 (unaccepted)
- Species Syngnathus tetragonus Thunberg, 1776 (unaccepted)
- Species Syngnathus tetrophthalmus Bleeker, 1858 (unaccepted)
- Species Syngnathus tetropthalmus Bleeker, 1858 (unaccepted, misspelling)
- Species Syngnathus thyphle Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, misspelling)
- Species Syngnathus tigris Castelnau, 1879 (unaccepted)
- Species Syngnathus torrei (Nichols, 1912) (unaccepted)
- Species Syngnathus trachypoma Günther, 1884 (unaccepted)
- Species Syngnathus tuckeri Scott, 1942 (unaccepted)
- Species Syngnathus tweedlei Meek & Hildebrand, 1923 (unaccepted)
- Species Syngnathus uncinatus Weber, 1913 (unaccepted)
- Species Syngnathus vercoi Waite & Hale, 1921 (unaccepted)
- Species Syngnathus verreauxianus Duméril, 1870 (unaccepted)
- Species Syngnathus viridis Risso, 1810 (unaccepted)
- Species Syngnathus wardi (Whitley, 1948) (unaccepted)
- Species Syngnathus zambezensis Peters, 1855 (unaccepted)
- Species Syngnathus zanzibarensis Günther, 1867 (unaccepted)
- Species Syngnathus robertsi (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 336 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 336 [details] Available for editors [request]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Syngnathus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126227 on 2024-12-11
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original description
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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original description (of Synghnathus) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Tiphle Rafinesque, 1810) Rafinesque, C. S. (1810). Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi. <em>Per le stampe di Sanfilippo: Palermo, Italy.</em> Part 1 involves fishes, pp. [i-iv] 3-69 [70 blank], Part 2 with slightly different title, pp. ia-iva + 71-105 [106 blank]). Pls. 1-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47825964 [details]
original description (of Syrictes Jordan & Evermann, 1927) Jordan, D.S.; Evermann, B.W. (1927). New genera and species of North American Fishes. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Series 4.</em> 16(15): 501-507., available online at http:// https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3174959 [details]
taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 336 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Synghnathus) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Tiphle Rafinesque, 1810) Rafinesque, C. S. (1810). Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi. <em>Per le stampe di Sanfilippo: Palermo, Italy.</em> Part 1 involves fishes, pp. [i-iv] 3-69 [70 blank], Part 2 with slightly different title, pp. ia-iva + 71-105 [106 blank]). Pls. 1-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47825964 [details]
original description (of Syrictes Jordan & Evermann, 1927) Jordan, D.S.; Evermann, B.W. (1927). New genera and species of North American Fishes. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Series 4.</em> 16(15): 501-507., available online at http:// https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3174959 [details]
taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Syngnathus)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Syrictes) (from synonym Syrictes Jordan & Evermann, 1927)
To Genbank (from synonym Syrictes Jordan & Evermann, 1927)
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To ITIS
To Catalog of Fishes
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Syngnathus)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Syrictes) (from synonym Syrictes Jordan & Evermann, 1927)
To Genbank (from synonym Syrictes Jordan & Evermann, 1927)
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