| Valid name | Syngnathus |
| Synonym | Gender: M; Syst. Nat., ed. X: 336 |
| Synonym | Syngnathus (Artedi) Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Synonym | Type: S. acus by subs. design. of Jordan, 1917. |
| Synonym | Siphostoma Rafinesque, 1810, Caratt. Gen. Spec. Sicil.: 18(type: Syngnathus pelagicus Linnaeus, by orig. design.) |
| Synonym | Tiphle Rafinesque, 1810, Caratt. Gen. Spec. Sicil.: 18 (type: T. hexagonus by orig design.) |
| Synonym | Siphonostomus Kaup, 1856, Catalogue of Lophobranchiate Fish: 48 (on Siphostoma Rafinesque) (also spelled Siphon |