minotaur, Hippocampus Gomon [M. F.] 1997:246, Figs. 1, 2a, 3a-2 [Memoirs of the Museum of Victoria v. 56 (no. 1); ref. 22842] Off Eden, New South Wales, Australia, depth 35-40 fathoms (64-73 meters). Holotype: NMV A192. Paratypes: AMS IA.3509 (1), IA.3560 (1), NMV A14161 (1). •Valid as Hippocampus minotaur Gomon 1997 -- (Lourie et al. 1999:113 [ref. 23993], Kuiter 2001:304 [ref. 25900], Lourie & Randall 2003:284 [ref. 27038], Paxton et al. 2006:827 [ref. 29073], Lourie & Kuiter 2008:54 [ref. 29944], Kuiter 2008:456 [ref. 30642], Kuiter 2009:141 [ref. 30404], Foster & Gomon 2010:61 [ref. 30956], Lourie 2016:136 [ref. 34505], Lourie et al. 2016:33 [ref. 34632], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 2 [ref. 35615]). Current status: Valid as Hippocampus minotaur Gomon 1997. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Distribution: Southeastern Australia: New South Wales and Victoria. Habitat: marine.