Author: Fricke, 2004
FBname: New Caledonian thorny seahorse
Remark: This species is a synonym of <i>Hippocampus hystrix</i> Weber, 1913 according to Lourie et al., 2016 (Ref. 115213).  This species record will be removed.
Comments: Found in seagrass beds at depths of more than 6 meters (Ref. 75989).