| Citación | Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka, 2001, Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 1. Eels- Snappers, Muraenidae - Lutjanidae.. Zoonetics, Australia. 1-302. |
| Referencia | Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka, 2001 |
| Página | 78;fig. |
| Nombre utilizado como válido | Hippocampus polytaenia |
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| Localidad | |
| Distribución | Indonesia |
| Cita | Appears to be restricetd to Flores Seas, but probably ranges to the Moluccen region. At some stage, was thought to be a juvenile of H. kuda but it is more spiny and different in shape, also H. kuda wasn't found in Maumere Bay and probably doesn't occur there. |