macrophthalmus, Syngnathus Duncker [G.] 1915:85 [Mitteilungen aus dem Naturhistorischen (Zoologischen) Museum in Hamburg v. 32; ref. 6567] Suez, Egypt, Gulf of Suez, Red Sea. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1869.6.21.8. •Valid as Syngnathus macrophthalmus Duncker 1915 -- (Dor 1984:80 [ref. 29757], Dawson 1985:188 [ref. 6541], Paulus 1992:32 [ref. 20074], Goren & Dor 1994:20 [ref. 25356], Kuiter 2009:257 [ref. 30404], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 3 [ref. 35615], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[4] 242 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:52 [ref. 36273], Moots 2022:492 [ref. 39722]). Current status: Valid as Syngnathus macrophthalmus Duncker 1915. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Distribution: Red Sea endemic. Habitat: marine.