pusillus, Hippocampus Fricke [R.] 2004:37, Fig. 18 [Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie A (Biologie). No. 668; ref. 28269] Lifou Island, Baie du Santal, west of Récif Shelter, off Pointe Lefèvre, 20°53'55"S, 167°01'47"E, Loyalty Islands, 75-120 meters. Holotype: MNHN 2004-2029. Paratypes: MNHN 2002-3234 (1), SMNS 23384 (1). Type catalog: Fricke 2005:62 [ref. 29864]. •Valid as Hippocampus pusillus Fricke 2004 -- (Kuiter 2009:93 [ref. 30404], Randall & Lourie 2009:21 [ref. 30536], Fricke et al. 2011:376 [ref. 31242], Lourie 2016:134 [ref. 34505], Lourie et al. 2016:37 [ref. 34632], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 2 [ref. 35615]). Current status: Valid as Hippocampus pusillus Fricke 2004. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Loyalty Islands and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.