curvicuspis, Hippocampus Fricke [R.] 2004:34, Fig. 17 [Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie A (Biologie). No. 668; ref. 28269] Nouméa, 22°16'S, 166°26'E, Grande Terre, New Caledonia. Holotype: AMS IB.4464. Paratypes: AMS IB.4155 (1). Plus non-type material. •Questionably valid, or a synonym of Hippocampus hendriki Kuiter 2001 -- (Kuiter 2009:18, 89 [ref. 30404]). •Valid as Hippocampus curvicuspis Fricke 2004 -- (Fricke et al. 2011:375 [ref. 31242], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 2 [ref. 35615]). •Synonym of Hippocampus spinosissimus Weber 1913 -- (Lourie et al. 2016:40 [ref. 34632] in part). Current status: Valid as Hippocampus curvicuspis Fricke 2004. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.