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.