brunneus, Hippocampus Bean [T. H.] 1906:32 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 19; ref. 15640] Long Bird Island, Bermuda. Holotype (unique): FMNH 5954. Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:46 [ref. 12367]. •Synonym of Hippocampus erectus Perry 1810 -- (Lourie et al. 1999:91 [ref. 23993], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:190 [ref. 25013], Kuiter 2009:72 [ref. 30404], Lourie et al. 2016:24 [ref. 34632]). Current status: Synonym of Hippocampus erectus Perry 1810. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Habitat: marine.