| Citation | Lourie, S.A., A.C.J. Vincent and H.J. Hall, 1999, Seahorses: an identification guide to the world's species and their conservation.. Project Seahorse, London. 214 p. |
| Ref. | 30915 Lourie, S.A., A.C.J. Vincent and H.J. Hall, 1999 |
| Page | 15-21;101 |
| Named Used as Valid | Hippocampus histrix |
| Comment | This name is used for at least four distinct species. |
| Locality | Japan, MNHN A-0906, RMNH 1537 (syntypes). |
| Distribution | Indo-Pacific: Tanzania and South Africa to Hawaii and Tahiti, north to Japan, south to New Caledonia. |
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