dunckeri, Syngnathus Metzelaar [J.] 1919:28, Fig. 9 [Report on the fishes; ref. 2982] Curaçao; Bonaire; St. Eustatius; St. Martin Island. Syntypes: BMNH 1920.1.8.18 (1), CAS-SU 23319 (2), ZMA 113100-01 (2, 9). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:81 [ref. 19236]. •Valid as Syngnathus dunckeri Metzelaar 1919 -- (Robins & Ray 1986:125 [ref. 23100], Cervigón 1991:271 [ref. 24472], Aguilera 1998:48 [ref. 24221]). •Valid as Bryx dunckeri (Metzelaar 1919) -- (Dawson 1982:112 [ref. 6764], Scott & Scott 1988:349 [ref. 25518], McAllister 1990:134 [ref. 14674], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:188 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:155 [ref. 27754], Collette et al. 2003:104 [ref. 26784], Fritzsche & Vincent 2003:1222 [ref. 27044], Menezes & Moura in Menezes et al. 2003:71 [ref. 27192], Smith et al. 2003:18 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:111 [ref. 27807], Kuiter 2009:284 [ref. 30404], Page et al. 2013:113 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:35 [ref. 33341], Robertson et al. 2020:163 [ref. 38098], Carvalho-Filho et al. in Marceniuk et al. 2021:411 [ref. 38945], Carvalho-Filho 2023:102 [ref. 40480], Hoff et al. 2023:8 [ref. 40463], Sundin et al. 2023:[2] [ref. 40717]). Current status: Valid as Bryx dunckeri (Metzelaar 1919). Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bermuda and North Carolina (U.S.A.) south to Santa Catarina (Brazil), including Sargasso Sea. Habitat: marine.