capensis, Hippocampus Boulenger [G. A.] 1900:11, Pl. 3 (fig. 2) [Marine Investigations in South Africa No. 8; ref. 14723] Knysna Harbor, Cape Province, South Africa. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1898.12.17.3. •Valid as Hippocampus capensis Boulenger 1900 -- (Dawson 1986:453 [ref. 5650], Gomon 1997:250 [ref. 22842], Lourie et al. 1999:85 [ref. 23993], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:140 [ref. 28072], Kuiter 2009:119 [ref. 30404], Lourie 2016:116 [ref. 34505], Lourie et al. 2016:19 [ref. 34632], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 2 [ref. 35615], Moots 2022:467 [ref. 39722]). Current status: Valid as Hippocampus capensis Boulenger 1900. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Distribution: Southwestern Atlantic; southeastern Atlantic, southwestern Indian Ocean: south coast of South Africa. Habitat: brackish, marine.