obtusus, Hippocampus Ginsburg [I.] 1933:562 [Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 23 (no. 12); ref. 16490] Off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, U.S.A., Albatross. Holotype (unique): USNM 84527. •Synonym of Hippocampus reidi Ginsburg 1933 -- (Lourie et al. 1999:117 [ref. 23993], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:190 [ref. 25013], Kuiter 2009:19 [ref. 30404], Silveira et al. 2014:322 [ref. 33493], Lourie et al. 2016:37 [ref. 34632]). Current status: Synonym of Hippocampus reidi Ginsburg 1933. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Habitat: marine.