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Genera in the family or subfamily Nerophinae: [ 33 ] records

Acanthognathus Duncker [G.] 1912:228 Masc. Syngnathus dactyliophorus Bleeker 1853. Type by original designation, also monotypic (only one named species included). Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Acanthognathus Mayr 1887 in Hymenoptera, replaced by Dunckerocampus Whitley 1933. •Synonym of Doryrhamphus Kaup 1856 -- (Dawson 1985:58 [ref. 6541]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Doryrhamphus Kaup 1856. Syngnathidae: Nerophinae.

Acestra Bonaparte [C. L.] (ex Jardine) 1846:91 Fem. Syngnathus aequoreus Linnaeus 1758. Apparently not available, name published in synonymy of Syngnathus and Nerophis, and apparently not subsequently used as a valid name or senior homonym; type above as given by Fowler (MS). •In the synonymy of Nerophis Rafinesque 1810. Current status: Synonym of Nerophis Rafinesque 1810. Syngnathidae: Nerophinae.

Acus (subgenus of Syngnathus) Swainson [W.] (ex Willoughby) 1839:195, 333 Fem. Syngnathus aequoreus Linnaeus 1758. Type by subsequent designation. Apparently not preoccupied by Acus Plumier in Lacepède 1803 in fishes (not available); not replaced. Type perhaps designated first by Jordan & Evermann 1896:774 [ref. 2443]. •Synonym of Entelurus Duméril 1870. Current status: Synonym of Entelurus Duméril 1870. Syngnathidae: Nerophinae.

Belonichthys Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1868:147 Masc. Syngnathus zambezensis Peters 1855. Type by monotypy. Also appeared in Peters 1868:108 [ref. 3440] [above apparently earliest but not researched]. •Synonym of Microphis Kaup 1853, but a valid subgenus Belonichthys -- (Dawson 1984:136 [ref. 5879], Dawson 1985:128 [ref. 6541], Dawson 1986:284 [ref. 6201]). •Valid as Belonichthys Peters 1868 -- (Kottelat 2013:301 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Microphis Kaup 1853 -- (Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:591 [ref. 27061], Haÿ et al. 2023:21 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Valid as Belonichthys Peters 1868. Syngnathidae: Nerophinae.

Choeroichthys Kaup [J. J.] 1856:55 Masc. Choeroichthys valencienni Kaup 1856. Type by original designation. Appeared first as name only in Kaup 1853:233 [ref. 2569]. Spelled Choeoroichthys by Weber 1913:681 [ref. 4602]. Species valenciennesi is a misspelling or unjustified emendation. •Valid as Choeroichthys Kaup 1856 -- (Dawson 1976 [ref. 7375], Dawson 1978:416 [ref. 8724], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:88 [ref. 6441], Dawson 1985:31 [ref. 6541], Dawson 1986:447 [ref. 5650], Paxton et al. 1989:413 [ref. 12442], Paulus 1999:2267 [ref. 24794], Paxton et al. 2006:814 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2009:228 [ref. 30404], Satapoomin 2009:57 [ref. 30463], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 4 [ref. 35615], Fricke et al. 2018:121 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:48 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:92 [ref. 36673], Allen et al. 2020:21 [ref. 37331]). Current status: Valid as Choeroichthys Kaup 1856. Syngnathidae: Nerophinae.

Coelonotus Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1855:465 Masc. Syngnathus argulus Peters 1855. Type by monotypy. •See Hemimarsupium Kaup 1853. •Synonym of Microphis Kaup 1853, but a valid subgenus Coelonotus -- (Dawson 1984:124 [ref. 5879], Dawson 1985:127 [ref. 6541]). •Valid as Coelonotus Peters 1855 -- (Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:85 [ref. 6441], Kottelat 2013:302 [ref. 32989], Fricke et al. 2018:121 [ref. 35805], Haÿ et al. 2022:275 [ref. 39015]). •Synonym of Microphis Kaup 1853 -- (Dawson 1986:284 [ref. 6201], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:591 [ref. 27061], Haÿ et al. 2023:21 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Valid as Coelonotus Peters 1855. Syngnathidae: Nerophinae.

Dentirostrum Herald [E. S.] & Randall [J. E.] 1972:123 Neut. Dentirostrum janssi Herald & Randall 1972. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Doryrhamphus Kaup 1856 -- (Dawson 1981:2 [ref. 5511], Dawson 1985:58 [ref. 6541]). Current status: Synonym of Doryrhamphus Kaup 1856. Syngnathidae: Nerophinae.

Doryichthys Duncker [G.] 1910:27 Masc. Syngnathus cuncalus Hamilton 1822 Type by subsequent designation. Probably not an original description, Doryichthys Kaup sensu Duncker. •Junior homonym of Doryichthys Kaup 1853 -- (Kottelat 2013:306 [ref. 32989] probably not an original description). •Synonym of Microphis Kaup 1853. 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Microphis Kaup 1853. Syngnathidae: Nerophinae.

Doryichthys Kaup [J. J.] 1856:56 Masc. Doryichthys bilineatus Kaup 1856. Type by subsequent designation. First mentioned by Kaup 1853:233 [ref. 2569] as name only (all included species were not described). Dawson 1981:2 [ref. 5527] and 1985:55 [ref. 6541] dates to 1856. Type species Doryichthys bilineatus Kaup 1856 selected by Jordan & Evermann 1896:773 [ref. 2443]. Dawson 1981:3 [ref. 5527] mentions a designation of Syngnathus cuncalus Hamilton 1822 by Duncker 1912:230 [ref. 1156] for the genus Dorichthys [misspelled] by Duncker 1909. •Valid as Doryichthys Kaup 1856 -- (Dawson 1981:2 [ref. 5527], Dawson 1985:55 [ref. 6541], Roberts 1989:158 [ref. 6439], Ataur Rahman 1989:37 [ref. 24860], Paulus 1999:2268 [ref. 24794], Kuiter 2009:281 [ref. 30404], Kottelat 2013:302 [ref. 32989], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 4 [ref. 35615]). •Synonym of Microphis Kaup 1853 -- (Stiller et al. 2022: Additional file p. 22 [ref. 39142], Haÿ et al. 2023:21 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Synonym of Microphis Kaup 1853. Syngnathidae: Nerophinae.

Doryrhamphinarum Kaup [J. J.] 1856:62 Neut. Syngnathus heterosoma Bleeker 1851. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Fowler (MS), treats as a lapsus for Doryichthys Kaup 1856 [= 1853]; Dawson 1981 treats as a nomen nudum. Kaup provides a description from Bleeker, and states (p. 63), "...leaves me in no doubt of this species being the type of a genus hitherto undescribed..." Kaup's heading "Genus novem, 5. Doryrhamphinarum" is regarded here as meaning of the family Doryrhamphidae, without proposal of a new genus. •Synonym of Doryichthys Kaup 1856 -- (Dawson 1981:2 [ref. 5511]). •Synonym of Microphis Kaup 1853. Current status: Synonym of Microphis Kaup 1853. Syngnathidae: Nerophinae.

Doryrhamphus Kaup [J. J.] 1856:54 Masc. Doryrhamphus excisus Kaup 1856. Type by monotypy. Apparently no available species included with genus in Kaup 1853:233 [ref. 2569]; genus as name only; apparently dates to 1856 as above. Doryramphus Bleeker 1860 is an incorrect subsequent spelling. •Valid as Doryrhamphus Kaup 1856 -- (Fritzsche 1980:187 [ref. 1511], Dawson 1981 [ref. 5511], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:85 [ref. 6441], Dawson 1985:58 [ref. 6541], Dawson 1986:448 [ref. 5650], Paxton et al. 1989:416 [ref. 12442], Paulus 1999:2269 [ref. 24794], Paxton et al. 2006:817 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2009:172 [ref. 30404], Satapoomin 2009:58 [ref. 30463], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 4 [ref. 35615], Fricke et al. 2018:123 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:49 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:93 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Doryrhamphus Kaup 1856. Syngnathidae: Nerophinae.

Dunckerocampus Whitley [G. P.] 1933:67 Masc. Syngnathus dactyliophorus Bleeker 1853. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Acanthognathus Duncker 1912, preoccupied by Acanthognathus Mayr 1887 in Hymenoptera. •Synonym of Doryrhamphus Kaup 1856, but a valid subgenus Dunckerocampus -- (Dawson 1985:58 [ref. 6541], Winterbottom 1987 [ref. 6776] but spelled Dunkerocampus). •Valid as Dunckerocampus Whitley 1933 -- (Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:86 [ref. 6441], Kuiter 1998:81 [ref. 23586], Kuiter 2009:178 [ref. 30404], Lourie 2016:141 [ref. 34505], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 4 [ref. 35615], Golani & Fricke 2018:49 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:93 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Dunckerocampus Whitley 1933. Syngnathidae: Nerophinae.

Entelurus Duméril [A. H. A.] 1870:605 Masc. Syngnathus aequoreus Linnaeus 1758. Type by subsequent designation. Earliest type designation not researched. See Acus Swainson (ex Willoughby) 1839. •Synonym of Nerophis Rafinesque 1810 -- (Stiller et al. 2022: Additional file p. 22 [ref. 39142]). •Valid as Entelurus Duméril 1870 -- (Wheeler 1973:278 [ref. 7190], Dawson in Whitehead et al. 1986:629 [ref. 13676], Kuiter 2009:258 [ref. 30404], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:121 [ref. 31212], Parin et al. 2014:207 [ref. 33547], Bañón et al. 2016:321 [ref. 34397], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 4 [ref. 35615]). Current status: Valid as Entelurus Duméril 1870. Syngnathidae: Nerophinae.

Hemimarsupium Kaup [J. J.] 1853:234 Neut. Hemimarsupium goudotii Kaup 1853. Type by monotypy. Treated as a nomen nudum by Dawson 1984:124 [ref. 5879], in synonymy of Microphis (Coelonotus). Type listed by Jordan 1919:272 [ref. 2410] as Typhlus gondotii [sic goudoti] but that name apparently never published in an available way and renamed Syngnathus leiaspis by Bleeker (in part). Hemithylacus Kaup 1856 is the same as Hemimarsupium. •In the synonymy of Microphis Kaup 1853. •In the synonymy of Coelonotus Peters 1855. Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Coelonotus Peters 1855. Syngnathidae: Nerophinae.

Hemithylacus Kaup [J. J.] 1856:61 Masc. Syngnathus leiaspis Bleeker 1854. Type by monotypy. Spelled Hemithylacum on p. 27. A substitute for Hemimarsupium according to Jordan 1919:272 [ref. 2410]; Dawson 1984:124 [ref. 5879] treats Hemimarsupium as a nomen nudum and in synonymy of Microphis (Coelonotus). See Hemimarsupium Kaup 1853. •Synonym of Coelonotus Peters 1855 -- (Kottelat 2013:302 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Microphis Kaup 1853 -- (Dawson 1985:126 [ref. 6541], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:591 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Coelonotus Peters 1855. Syngnathidae: Nerophinae.

Heraldia Paxton [J. R.] 1975:441 Fem. Heraldia nocturna Paxton 1975. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Heraldia Paxton 1975 -- (Dawson 1985:95 [ref. 6541], Paxton et al. 1989:419 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:446 [ref. 22532], Paxton et al. 2006:822 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2008:453 [ref. 30642], Kuiter 2009:186 [ref. 30404], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 4 [ref. 35615]). Current status: Valid as Heraldia Paxton 1975. Syngnathidae: Nerophinae.

Hymenolomus Duméril [A. H. A.] 1870:607 Masc. Hymenolomus richardsonii Duméril 1870 (= Syngnathus hymenolomus Richardson 1845). Type by monotypy. Duméril's S. richardsonii is an unneeded substitute for S. hymenolomus Richardson. Apparently predates Protocampus Günther 1870 [but months of publication not researched]. •Synonym of Entelurus Duméril 1870 -- (Wheeler 1973:278 [ref. 7190]). Current status: Synonym of Entelurus Duméril 1870. Syngnathidae: Nerophinae.

Kaupia Smith [J. L. B.] 1963:533 Fem. Syngnathus boaja Bleeker 1850. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Doryichthys Kaup 1856 -- (Dawson 1981:2 [ref. 5527], Dawson 1985:55 [ref. 6541], Roberts 1989:158 [ref. 6439], Kottelat 2013:302 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Microphis Kaup 1853. Current status: Synonym of Microphis Kaup 1853. Syngnathidae: Nerophinae.

Leptoichthys Kaup [J. J.] 1853:233 Masc. Leptoichthys fistularius Kaup 1853. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Leptoichthys Kaup 1853 -- (Dawson 1985:110 [ref. 6541], Paxton et al. 1989:423 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:454 [ref. 22532], Paxton et al. 2006:832 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2008:463 [ref. 30642], Kuiter 2009:226 [ref. 30404], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 4 [ref. 35615]). Current status: Valid as Leptoichthys Kaup 1853. Syngnathidae: Nerophinae.

Lophocampus (subgenus of Microphis) Dawson [C. E.] 1984:166 Masc. Syngnathus retzii Bleeker 1856. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Microphis Kaup 1853, but a valid subgenus Lophocampus as described -- (Dawson 1985:126, 127 [ref. 6541]). •Valid as Lophocampus Dawson 1984 -- (Kottelat 2013:305 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Microphis Kaup 1853 -- (Dawson 1986:284 [ref. 6201], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:591 [ref. 27061], Haÿ et al. 2023:21 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Synonym of Microphis Kaup 1853. Syngnathidae: Nerophinae.

Maroubra Whitley [G. P.] 1948:74 Fem. Maroubra perserrata Whitley 1948. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Maroubra Whitley 1948 -- (Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:86 [ref. 6441], Dawson 1985:119 [ref. 6541], Paxton et al. 1989:424 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:458 [ref. 22532], Paxton et al. 2006:834 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2008:466 [ref. 30642], Kuiter 2009:184 [ref. 30404], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 4 [ref. 35615]). Current status: Valid as Maroubra Whitley 1948. Syngnathidae: Nerophinae.

Microphis Kaup [J. J.] 1853:234 Masc. Syngnathus cuncalus Hamilton 1822. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan 1919:254 [ref. 2410] as above; Jordan & Evermann 1898:773 [ref. 2443] have "(cuneatus)" as type, but that is apparently a misspelling for cuncalus Hamilton. Duncker 1912:229 [ref. 1156] wrongly says type is Microphis brachyurus Bleeker 1853 (not an originally-included species). Kottelat (2013) says designated by Jordan & Evermann 1896:773 as cuncalus, deemed to be cited in the correct original form. •Valid as Microphis Kaup 1853 -- (Dawson 1984 [ref. 5879], Dawson 1985:126 [ref. 6541], Dawson 1986:454 [ref. 5650], Paxton et al. 1989:425 [ref. 12442], Kottelat 1989:16 [ref. 13605], Ataur Rahman 1989:36 [ref. 24860], Allen 1991:107 [ref. 21090], Lévêque in Lévêque et al. 1992:578 [ref. 21590], Paulus 1999:2268 [ref. 24794], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:591 [ref. 27061], Ataur Rahman 2003:51 [ref. 31338], Paxton et al. 2006:835 [ref. 29073], Snoeks & Vreven 2007:579 [ref. 30079], Scharpf 2007:36 [ref. 30398], Kuiter 2009:271 [ref. 30404], Marshall 2011:262 [ref. 31755], Kottelat 2013:305 [ref. 32989], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 4 [ref. 35615], Fricke et al. 2018:124 [ref. 35805], Fricke et al. 2019:96 [ref. 36673], Stiller et al. 2022: Additional file p. 22 [ref. 39142], Haÿ et al. 2023:1 [ref. 40264], Haÿ et al. 2024:139 [ref. 41651]). Current status: Valid as Microphis Kaup 1853. Syngnathidae: Nerophinae.

Nannocampichthys Hora [S. L.] & Mukerji [D. D.] 1936:22 Masc. Nannocampichthys gigas Hora & Mukerji 1936. Type by original designation (also monotypic). See Das 2003:369 [ref. 27706]. •Synonym of Entelurus Duméril 1870 -- (Dawson 1978:419 [ref. 8724]) Current status: Synonym of Entelurus Duméril 1870. Syngnathidae: Nerophinae.

Nematosoma Eichwald [C. E. von] 1831:60 Neut. Nematosoma ophidium Eichwald 1831 (= Scyphius teres Rathke 1837). Not based on Syngnathus ophidion Linnaeus. •Synonym of Nerophis Rafinesque 1810 -- (Wheeler 1973:277 [ref. 7190]). Current status: Synonym of Nerophis Rafinesque 1810. Syngnathidae: Nerophinae.

Nerophis Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:37, 57 Masc. Syngnathus ophidion Linnaeus 1758. Type by subsequent designation. Type sometimes given (e.g., as by Wheeler 1973:277) as Nerophis maculatus Rafinesque 1810; Rafinesque included both maculatus (on p. 37) and ophidion (on p. 57). Earliest designation found that of Jordan & Evermann 1896:774 [ref. 2443]. •Valid as Nerophis Rafinesque 1810 -- (Wheeler 1973:277 [ref. 7190], Dawson in Whitehead et al. 1986:632 [ref. 13676], Savvaitova 1998:113 [ref. 23594], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:183 [ref. 28183], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:500 [ref. 29996], Kuiter 2009:242 [ref. 30404], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:37 [ref. 36649], Parin et al. 2014:208 [ref. 33547], Lourie 2016:140 [ref. 34505], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 4 [ref. 35615], Stiller et al. 2022: Additional file p. 22 [ref. 39142]). Current status: Valid as Nerophis Rafinesque 1810. Syngnathidae: Nerophinae.

Oostethus Hubbs [C. L.] 1929:3 Masc. Doryichthys lineatus Kaup 1856. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Treated as masculine by author. •Synonym of Microphis Kaup 1853, but a valid subgenus Oostethus -- (Dawson 1984:151 [ref. 5879], Dawson 1985:126, 127 [ref. 6541], Dawson 1986:284 [ref. 6201]). •Valid as Oostethus Hubbs 1929 -- (Dawson 1982:36 [ref. 6764], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:86 [ref. 6441], Fritzsche & Vincent 2003:1222 [ref. 27044], Kottelat 2013:306 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Microphis Kaup 1853 -- (Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 4 [ref. 35615], Haÿ et al. 2023:21 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Synonym of Microphis Kaup 1853. Syngnathidae: Nerophinae.

Osphyolax Cope [E. D.] 1876:450 Masc. Osphyolax pellucidus Cope 1876. Type by monotypy. Indicated as masculine by author. •Synonym of Nerophis Rafinesque 1810 or of Entelurus Duméril 1870. Current status: Synonym of Nerophis Rafinesque 1810. Syngnathidae: Nerophinae.

Parabelonichthys Fowler [H. W.] 1943:57 Masc. Parabelonichthys kellersi Fowler 1943. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Microphis Kaup 1853, subgenus Belonichthys Peters 1868 -- (Dawson 1984:136 [ref. 5879], Dawson 1985:126, 128 [ref. 6541], Dawson 1986:282 [ref. 6201]). •Synonym of Belonichthys Peters 1868 -- (Kottelat 2013:301 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Microphis Kaup 1853 -- (Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:591 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Microphis Kaup 1853. Syngnathidae: Nerophinae.

Paramicrophis Klausewitz [W.] 1955:325 Masc. Paramicrophis schmidti Klausewitz 1955. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Microphis Kaup 1853, subgenus Microphis Kaup 1853 -- (Dawson 1984:143 [ref. 5879], Dawson 1985:126, 136 [ref. 6541], Dawson 1986:284 [ref. 6201]). •Synonym of Microphis Kaup 1853 -- (Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:591 [ref. 27061], Kottelat 2013:306 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Microphis Kaup 1853. Syngnathidae: Nerophinae.

Pristidoryrhamphus Fowler [H. W.] 1944:158 Masc. Pristidoryrhamphus jacksoni Fowler 1944. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Doryrhamphus Kaup 1856 -- (Fritzsche 1980:187 [ref. 1511], Dawson 1981:2 [ref. 5511]). Current status: Synonym of Doryrhamphus Kaup 1856. Syngnathidae: Nerophinae.

Protocampus Günther [A.] 1870:193 Masc. Syngnathus hymenolomus Richardson 1845. Type by monotypy. Same as Hymenolomus Duméril 1870; relative dates of publication not researched. Apparently an objective synonym of Hymenolomus Duméril 1870 of earlier date. •Synonym of Entelurus Duméril 1870 -- (Wheeler 1973:278 [ref. 7190]). Current status: Synonym of Entelurus Duméril 1870. Syngnathidae: Nerophinae.

Pterure Duméril [A. M. C.] 1856:169 Syngnathus aequoreus Linnaeus 1758. Appeared as Ptérure; not available, French vernacular. •In the synonymy of Entelurus Duméril 1870. Current status: Synonym of Entelurus Duméril 1870. Syngnathidae: Nerophinae.

Scyphius Risso [A.] 1827:185 Masc. Syngnathus fasciatus Risso 1810. Type by subsequent designation [details not researched], five included species. •Synonym of Nerophis Rafinesque 1810 -- (Wheeler 1973:277 [ref. 7190], Parin et al. 2014:208 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Nerophis Rafinesque 1810. Syngnathidae: Nerophinae.