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.