| Citation | Golani, D. and S. V. Bogorodsky, 2010, The fishes of the Red Sea - reappraisal and updated checklist.. Zootaxa 2463:1-135. |
| Ref. | 84159 Golani, D. and S. V. Bogorodsky, 2010 |
| Page | 64 |
| Named Used as Valid | Hippocampus histrix |
| Comment | Outside distributional range (Ref. 115213). |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Red Sea. |
| Quote | According to Lourie et al. (1999, 2004) all records of this species from the Red Sea are based on misidentifications of H. jayakari Boulenger, 1900. |