japapigu, Hippocampus Short [G.], Smith [Ri.], Motomura [H.], Harasti [D.] & Hamilton [H.] 2018:30, Figs. 1-5, 7A, 8A, 9 [ZooKeys No. 779; ref. 36055] Off Imasaki, Okago, Hachijo-jima Island, Izu Islands, Japan, 33°08'48"N, 139°44'37"E, depth 10 meters. Holotype: UW 157506. Paratypes: KAUM-I, UW. •Valid as Hippocampus japapigu Short, Smith, Motomura, Harasti & Hamilton 2018 -- (Short et al. 2020:154 [ref. 37526]). Current status: Valid as Hippocampus japapigu Short, Smith, Motomura, Harasti & Hamilton 2018. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Distribution: Izu Islands, subtropical southeast Japan and Taiwan. Habitat: marine.