nalu, Hippocampus Short [F.], Claassens [L.], Smith [R.], de Brauwer [M.], Hamilton [H.], Stat [M.] & Harasti [D.] 2020:144, Figs. 1-7 [ZooKeys No. 934; ref. 37526] 2 Mile Reef, Sodwana Bay, South Africa, 27°30'46.6"S, 32°41'10.4"E, depth 12 - 17 meters. Holotype: SAM F041933. Paratype: SAM F041934 (1). •Valid as Hippocampus nalu Short, Claassens, Smith, de Brauwer, Hamilton, Stat & Harasti 2020 -- (Moots 2022:471 [ref. 39722]) Current status: Valid as Hippocampus nalu Short, Claassens, Smith, de Brauwer, Hamilton, Stat & Harasti 2020. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa). Habitat: marine.