Species that contain: Hippocampus and spinosissimus [ 7 ] records

aimei, Hippocampus Roule [L.] 1916:11, Figs. 1-2 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 22 (no. 1); ref. 15066] Mekong River, near Khemmarat on the Laos - Thailand border [South China Sea]. Syntypes: MNHN B-1256 (2). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:534 [ref. 19576]. Apparently should have been arnei, appeared as aimei as a typographical error -- (Kuiter 2009:98 [ref. 30404]). Locality questioned by Lourie et al. 1999:165 [ref. 23933]. •Synonym of Hippocampus barbouri Jordan & Richardson 1908 -- (Lourie et al. 1999:75 [ref. 23993]). •In the synonymy of Hippocampus arnei Roule 1916 -- (Kuiter 2009:98 [ref. 30404]). •Synonym of Hippocampus spinosissimus Weber 1913 -- (Lourie et al. 1999:121 [ref. 23993] one type specimen only, Lourie et al. 2016:40 [ref. 34632]). Current status: Synonym of Hippocampus spinosissimus Weber 1913. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

alatus, Hippocampus Kuiter [R. H.] 2001:317, Fig. 25 [Records of the Australian Museum v. 53; ref. 25900] East coast of Cape York, Queensland, 11°37'S, 142°56'E, depth 16-18 meters. Holotype: AMS I20771-102. Paratypes: AMS I.15557-077 (1); NTM S10959-001 (1), S11580-003 (1), S13267-004 (1); QM I.27965 (1), I.30556 (1); WAM P.28003-001 (1). Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:16 [ref. 30117]. •Synonym of Hippocampus spinosissimus Weber 1913 -- (Lourie et al. 2016:40 [ref. 34632]). •Valid as Hippocampus alatus Kuiter 2001 -- (Paxton et al. 2006:825 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2009:100 [ref. 30404], Allen & Erdmann 2012:199 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:77 [ref. 32988], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 2 [ref. 35615], Allen & Erdmann 2024:218 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Hippocampus alatus Kuiter 2001. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: eastern Indonesia and Philippines south to Papua New Guinea, Wester, Australia and Gulf of Carpentaria/Queensland (Australia). Habitat: marine.

arnei, Hippocampus Roule [L.] 1916:383 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 22 (no. 7); ref. 20276] Mekong River, near Khemmarat on the Laos - Thailand border [South China Sea]. Syntypes: (2) identified by Lourie et al. (1999:165) as 2 separate species. Hippocampus arnei is a corrected name for Hippocampus aimei Roule, changed due to a typographical error in the original description [ref. 15066]. •Valid as Hippocampus arnei Roule 1916 -- (Kuiter 2009:98 [ref. 30404]). •Not available, possible a joke played on Roule or on the collector -- (Kottelat 2013:305 [ref. 32989]). •In the synonymy of Hippocampus barbouri Jordan & Richardson 1908 -- (Lourie et al. 1999:75 [ref. 23993], Lourie et al. 2016:16 [ref. 34632] in part). •Synonym of Hippocampus spinosissimus Weber 1913 -- (Lourie et al. 2016:40 [ref. 34632] in part). Current status: Synonym of Hippocampus spinosissimus Weber 1913. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

curvicuspis, Hippocampus Fricke [R.] 2004:34, Fig. 17 [Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie A (Biologie). No. 668; ref. 28269] Nouméa, 22°16'S, 166°26'E, Grande Terre, New Caledonia. Holotype: AMS IB.4464. Paratypes: AMS IB.4155 (1). Plus non-type material. •Questionably valid, or a synonym of Hippocampus hendriki Kuiter 2001 -- (Kuiter 2009:18, 89 [ref. 30404]). •Valid as Hippocampus curvicuspis Fricke 2004 -- (Fricke et al. 2011:375 [ref. 31242], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 2 [ref. 35615]). •Synonym of Hippocampus spinosissimus Weber 1913 -- (Lourie et al. 2016:40 [ref. 34632] in part). Current status: Valid as Hippocampus curvicuspis Fricke 2004. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

queenslandicus, Hippocampus Horne [M. L.] 2001:244, Fig. 1 [Records of the Australian Museum v. 53; ref. 25696] Off John Brewer Reef, 18°37'S, 147°03'E, Great Barrier Reef, depth 50 meters. Holotype: QM I24445. Paratypes: AMS I.40832-001 (1), I.40833-001 (1); NMV A21578-79 (1, 4); QM 124446 (1). •Valid as Hippocampus queenslandicus Horne 2001 -- (Kuiter 2001:319 [ref. 25900], Paxton et al. 2006:828 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2009:104 [ref. 30404], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 2 [ref. 35615]). •Synonym of Hippocampus spinosissimus Weber 1913 -- (Lourie 2016:112 [ref. 34505], Lourie et al. 2016:40 [ref. 34632]). Current status: Synonym of Hippocampus spinosissimus Weber 1913. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Distribution: Queensland, Australia (if valid). Habitat: marine.

semispinosus, Hippocampus Kuiter [R. H.] 2001:320, Fig. 29 [Records of the Australian Museum v. 53; ref. 25900] East Alas Strait, Indonesia, 8°20'S, 116°50'E, depth 40-60 meters. Holotype: NTM S10749-006. Paratypes: NTM S11920-002 (1). •Valid as Hippocampus semispinosus Kuiter 2001 -- (Allen & Adrim 2003:28 [ref. 26830], Fricke 2004:39 [ref. 28269], Paxton et al. 2006:828 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2009:100 [ref. 30404], Fricke et al. 2011:376 [ref. 31242], Allen & Erdmann 2012:205 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:77 [ref. 32988], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 2 [ref. 35615]). •Synonym of Hippocampus spinosissimus Weber 1913 -- (Lourie et al. 2016:40 [ref. 34632]). Current status: Synonym of Hippocampus spinosissimus Weber 1913. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Distribution: Indonesia and Timor Sea region, Northern Territorry, Australia [if valid]. Habitat: marine.

spinosissimus, Hippocampus Weber [M.] 1913:120, Fig. 44 [Die Fische der Siboga-Expedition; ref. 4602] Sapeh Strait, Indonesia, Siboga station 49, depth 70 meters. Syntypes: ZMA 104655 [or 104665] (2). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:80 [ref. 19236]. •Valid as Hippocampus spinosissimus Weber 1913 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:422 [ref. 12442], Lourie et al. 1999:231 [ref. 23766], Lourie et al. 1999:121 [ref. 23993], Randall & Lim in Randall & Lim 2000:604 [ref. 25122], Horne 2001:245 [ref. 25696], Hutchins 2001:27 [ref. 25847], Kuiter 2001:330 [ref. 25900], Choo & Liew 2003:271 [ref. 26841], Adrim et al. 2004:119 [ref. 27715] as spinossisimus, Choo & Liew 2004:411 [ref. 28042], Mehanna & Al-Mahdawi 2006:126 [ref. 36858], Kuiter 2009:105 [ref. 30404], Allen & Erdmann 2012:205 [ref. 31980], Kottelat 2013:305 [ref. 32989], Lourie 2016:112 [ref. 34505], Lourie et al. 2016:40 [ref. 34632], Zhang et al. 2016:385 [ref. 34762], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 2 [ref. 35615], Short et al. 2019:121 [ref. 36532], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:111 [ref. 41223], Moots 2022:472 [ref. 39722], Allen & Erdmann 2024:224 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Hippocampus spinosissimus Weber 1913. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Sri Lanka east to Philippines, south to northern Australia. Habitat: brackish, marine.