camelopardalis, Hippocampus Bianconi [G. G.] 1854:68 [Rendiconto accad delle Scienze dell'Isti. Bologna 1853-54; ref. 17949] Mozambique, western Indian Ocean. No type known. Name also appeared in Bianconi 1854:223 [ref. 295] and Bianconi 1855:145 [ref. 26452] with figure. •Valid as Hippocampus camelopardalis Bianconi 1854 -- (Gomon 1997:250 [ref. 22842], Lourie et al. 1999:83 [ref. 23993], Fricke 1999:151 [ref. 24106] as cameleopardalis, Kuiter 2009:121 [ref. 30404] dated 1855). Current status: Valid as Hippocampus camelopardalis Bianconi 1854. Syngnathidae: Hippocampinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: East African coast south to Mozambique, Mauritius (Mascarenes). Habitat: marine.