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.