rhynchomacer, Hippocampus Duméril [A. H. A.] 1870:519 [Histoire naturelle des poissons ou ichthyologie générale v. 2; ref. 1147] "Mer des Indies" [=China]; Singapore; China; Cochin. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-5987 -- 5991 (1, 2, 1, 1, 3). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:53 [ref. 19576]. Based on specimens and literature source. •Synonym of Hippocampus kuda Bleeker 1852 -- (Lourie et al. 1999:109 [ref. 23993], Kuiter 2009:19 [ref. 30404], Kottelat 2013:305 [ref. 32989], Lourie et al. 2016:31 [ref. 34632]). Current status: Synonym of Hippocampus kuda Bleeker 1852. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.