pontohi, Hippocampus Lourie [S. A.] & Kuiter [R. H.] 2008:59, Figs. 1A, 2A, 3A [Zootaxa No. 1963; ref. 29944] Lekuan II, Bunaken, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, 1°36'05"N, 124°45'56"E, depth 16 meters. Holotype: MZB 13593. Paratypes: MZB 13596 (1), 13597 (1). Plus 2 specimens tentatively included. •Valid as Hippocampus pontohi Lourie & Kuiter 2008 -- (Gomon & Kuiter 2009:41 [ref. 30036], Kuiter 2009:134 [ref. 30404], Reijnen et al. 2011:2 [ref. 33436], Allen & Erdmann 2012:204 [ref. 31980], Lourie 2016:80 [ref. 34505], Lourie et al. 2016:36 [ref. 34632], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 2 [ref. 35615], Short et al. 2018:36 [ref. 36055], Short et al. 2020:154 [ref. 37526], Wada et al. 2021:38 [ref. 38521], Allen & Erdmann 2024:223 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Hippocampus pontohi Lourie & Kuiter 2008. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia east to Fiji, north to Amami Islands (southern Japan), south to Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.