denise, Hippocampus Lourie [S. A.] & Randall [J. E.] 2003:286, Figs. 2, 4a, 4b, 5, 6-10 [Zoological Studies v. 42 (no. 2); ref. 27038] Banta Island, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, 8°24'S, 119°17'E, depth 26 meters. Holotype: MZB 10920. Paratypes: BPBM 38955 (3); MZB 10921 (1); USNM 368872-73 (1, 3), 370526 (1). Name is a noun in apposition. •Valid as Hippocampus denise Lourie & Randall 2003 -- (Lourie & Kuiter 2008:54 [ref. 29944], Gomon & Kuiter 2009:41 [ref. 30036], Kuiter 2009:140 [ref. 30404], Reijnen et al. 2011:2 [ref. 33436], Foster et al. 2012:55 [ref. 31765], Allen & Erdmann 2012:203 [ref. 31980], Lourie 2016:78 [ref. 34505], Lourie et al. 2016:23 [ref. 34632], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 2 [ref. 35615], Fricke et al. 2019:95 [ref. 36673], Short et al. 2020:154 [ref. 37526], Sunuddin et al. 2021:4 [ref. 38886]). Current status: Valid as Hippocampus denise Lourie & Randall 2003. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia east to Marshall Islands and Solomon Islands, south to northern Australia and Vanuatu. Habitat: marine.