paradoxus, Hippocampus Foster [R.] & Gomon [M. F.] 2010:62, Figs. 1, 2A, 3 [Zootaxa No. 2613; ref. 30956] Southwest of Esperance, Western Australia, approximately 34°29'S, 121°32'E, depth 102 meters. Holotype (unique): SAMA F10490. •Valid as Hippocampus paradoxus Foster & Gomon 2010 -- (Lourie 2016:137 [ref. 34505], Lourie et al. 2016:34 [ref. 34632], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 2 [ref. 35615]). •Valid as Australyichthys paradoxus (Foster & Gomon 2010) -- (Short et al. 2026:18 [ref. 43325]). Current status: Valid as Australyichthys paradoxus (Foster & Gomon 2010). Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Distribution: Southwestern Australia: southwest of Esperance (single female). Habitat: marine.