natalensis, Hippocampus von Bonde [C.] 1923:9, Pl. 1 (fig. 1) [Report Fisheries and Marine Biological Survey, Union of South Africa Rep. 3 (art. 1); ref. 521] KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean, Pickle station 193, depth 28 fathoms. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Hippocampus fuscus Rüppell 1838 -- (Lourie et al. 1999:95 [ref. 23993]). •Synonym of Hippocampus kuda Bleeker 1852 -- (Dawson 1986:453 [ref. 5650], Lourie et al. 2016:66 [ref. 34632]). •Valid as Hippocampus natalensis von Bonde 1923 -- (Kuiter 2009:120 [ref. 30404], Moots 2022:471 [ref. 39722]). Current status: Valid as Hippocampus natalensis von Bonde 1923. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), ?southern Mozambique. Habitat: marine.