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 10.11646/zootaxa.4146.1.1 f27bf01d-bf27-4e86-b2ba-81b84931d348 1175-5326 268078 35E0DECB-20CE-4295-AE8E-CB3CAB226C70 H. pusillus Fricke 2004 English common names. Pygmy Thorny Seahorse , Dwarf thorny seahorse. Synonyms. None. Holotype. MNHN 2004-2029 . Paratypes : MNHN 2002-3234, SMNS 23384. Type locality. Loyalty Islands ( holotype ) , Loyalty Islands and Province Nord , Grand Terre , New Caledonia ( paratypes ) . Distribution. France ( New Caledonia ). Notes. This species is known only from the holotype and two paratypes . It very closely resembles H. jugumus although the meristic data do not agree. Further investigation is warranted.