Hippocampus whitei

Scientific Name: Hippocampus whitei Bleeker, 1855

Common Name(s): White’s seahorse

Synonyms: Hippocampus camelopardalis (non Bianconi, 1854) (misapplied name); Hippocampus novaehollandae Steindachner, 1866 (synonym); Hippocampus novaehollandiae Steindachner, 1866 (synonym).

Description: Black to brown to yellow. White spots particularly around the head. Prominent coronet sloping backwards with 7 points1.