| Citation | Short, G., R. Smith, H. Motomura, D. Harasti and H. Hamilton, 2018, Hippocampus japapigu, a new species of pygmy seahorse from Japan, with a redescription of H. pontohi (Teleostei, Syngnathidae).. ZooKeys 779:27-49. |
| Ref. | 118476 Short, G., R. Smith, H. Motomura, D. Harasti and H. Hamilton, 2018 |
| Page | 34, 41-43, 45: tabs1, 3 |
| Named Used as Valid | Hippocampus waleananus |
| Comment | Validation of Hippocampus waleananus. |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Indo-west Pacific. |
| Quote | Recognized H. waleananus as valid based on differences in diagnostic morphological characters, including tail ring counts, coronet profile, and body ornamentation, and host association and diurnal versus nocturnal behavior (Ref. 118476:28). |