algiricus, Hippocampus Kaup [J. J.] 1856:13 [Catalogue of lophobranchiate fish in the collection of the British Museum; ref. 2575] Algiers, Algeria, western Mediterranean Sea. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-6084. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:52 [ref. 19576]. •Synonym of Hippocampus hippocampus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kuiter 2009:58 [ref. 30404]). •See Hippocampus reidi of Silveira 2014:324 [ref. 33493]. •Valid as Hippocampus algiricus Kaup 1856 -- (Lourie et al. 1999:71 [ref. 23993], Wirtz et al. 2007:7, 28 [ref. 30263], Wirtz et al. 2013:121 [ref. 32972], Lourie 2016:114 [ref. 34505], Fritzsche 2016:2235 [ref. 34608], Lourie et al. 2016:14 [ref. 34632], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 2 [ref. 35615], Brito et al. 2017:36 [ref. 41489], Reiner 2019:149 [ref. 38139], Fermon et al. 2022:219 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Hippocampus algiricus Kaup 1856. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Distribution: Southwestern Mediterranean Sea; eastern Atlantic: Senegal south to Angola, including Canary Islands (Spain), São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: marine.