severnsi, Hippocampus Lourie [S. A.] & Kuiter [R. H.] 2008:61, Figs. 2B, 3B, 4B [Zootaxa No. 1963; ref. 29944] Between Alung Banua and Cela Point, Bunaken, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, 1°37'07" to 1°36'47"N, 124°45'30" to 124°46'03", depth 15.2 meters. Holotype: MZB 13594. Paratypes: MZB 13595 (1), NMV A24980-001 (1). Plus non-type specimens represented by localities but apparently only observed. •Valid as Hippocampus severnsi Lourie & Kuiter 2008 -- (Gomon & Kuiter 2009:41 [ref. 30036], Kuiter 2009:134 [ref. 30404], Reijnen et al. 2011:2 [ref. 33436]). •Synonym of Hippocampus pontohi Lourie & Kuiter 2008 -- (Allen & Erdmann 2012:204 [ref. 31980], Lourie 2016:80 [ref. 34505], Lourie et al. 2016:36 [ref. 34632], Short et al. 2018:41 [ref. 36055]). Current status: Synonym of Hippocampus pontohi Lourie & Kuiter 2008. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Habitat: marine.