A global revision of the Seahorses Hippocampus Rafinesque 1810 (Actinopterygii: Syngnathiformes): Taxonomy and biogeography with recommendations for further research Author Sara A. Lourie Author Riley A. Pollom Author Sarah J. Foster text Zootaxa 2016 4146 1 1 66 journal article 37541 10.11646/zootaxa.4146.1.1 f27bf01d-bf27-4e86-b2ba-81b84931d348 1175-5326 268078 35E0DECB-20CE-4295-AE8E-CB3CAB226C70 H. bargibanti Whitley 1970 English common names. Bargibant’s Pygmy Seahorse , pygmy seahorse. Lectotype. AMS I.15418-001. Paralectotypes : AMS I.15418-002. Type locality. Nouméa , New Caledonia . Synonyms. None. Distribution. Australia , Indonesia , Japan (Izu, Ogasawara and Ryukyu Islands), Malaysia (Borneo), New Caledonia , Palau , Papua New Guinea , Philippines , Solomon Islands , Vanuatu . Notes. H. bargibanti exists in two different colour morphs: grey with pink tubercles, and yellow with orange tubercles.