lichtensteinii, Hippocampus Kaup [J. J.] 1856:8 [Catalogue of lophobranchiate fish in the collection of the British Museum; ref. 2575] Locality not stated (probably from the Red Sea? or Japan). Syntypes: (3) ZMB 4317 (2). •Uncertain as Hippocampus species inquirenda -- (Lourie et al. 2016:45 [ref. 34632]). •Valid as Hippocampus lichtensteinii Kaup 1856 -- (Lourie et al. 1999:111 [ref. 23993], Goren & Dor 1994:20 [ref. 25356], Kuiter 2009:128 [ref. 30404], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 2 [ref. 35615], Moots 2022:471 [ref. 39722]). Current status: Valid as Hippocampus lichtensteinii Kaup 1856. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Japan?. Habitat: marine.