montebelloensis, Hippocampus Kuiter [R. H.] 2001:326, Fig. 36 [Records of the Australian Museum v. 53; ref. 25900] Off Trimoulle Island, Monte Bello Islands, Western Australia, 20°24'S, 115°34'E. Holotype: NTM S10804. Paratypes: WAM P.29078-001 (1). Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:16 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Hippocampus montebelloensis Kuiter 2001 -- (Paxton et al. 2006:827 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2009:126 [ref. 30404], Kumar & Geetha 2012:56 [ref. 39543] misidentified, Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 2 [ref. 35615]). •Synonym of Hippocampus zebra Whitley 1964 -- (Lourie 2016:138 [ref. 34505], Lourie et al. 2016:44 [ref. 34632]). Current status: Synonym of Hippocampus zebra Whitley 1964. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Exmouth Gulf to Dampier Archipelago (Western Australia, Australia) (if valid). Habitat: marine.