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.