| Citation | Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka, 2001, Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 1. Eels- Snappers, Muraenidae - Lutjanidae.. Zoonetics, Australia. 1-302. |
| Ref. | 48635 Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka, 2001 |
| Page | 75;fig.A-B |
| Named Used as Valid | Hippocampus taeniopterus |
| Comment | |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Indonesia |
| Quote | Females are sometimes yellow with several large dark spots on the trunk (H. melanospilos form). Males usually drab with striations over the head and small black spots over the trunk. Adults occurs in pairs. |