procerus, Hippocampus Kuiter [R. H.] 2001:328, Fig. 40 [Records of the Australian Museum v. 53; ref. 25900] 5-11 kilometers nw Hervey Bay, Fairway Buoy, Queensland, 24°S, 152'E. Holotype: AMS E.2914. Paratypes: AMS I.492 (1), I.12554 (1), IA.4205 (1), IB.1011 (1); QM I.2208 (1), I.8792 (1), I.11000 (7), I.13012 (1), I.29963 (1), I.30772 (2). •Valid as Hippocampus procerus Kuiter 2001 -- (Paxton et al. 2006:828 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2009:44 [ref. 30404], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 2 [ref. 35615]). •Synonym of Hippocampus whitei Bleeker 1855 -- (Lourie et al. 2016:43 [ref. 34632], Short et al. 2019:115 [ref. 36532]). Current status: Synonym of Hippocampus whitei Bleeker 1855. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Habitat: marine.