spinachioides, Doryichthys Duncker [G.] 1915:52 [Mitteilungen aus dem Naturhistorischen (Zoologischen) Museum in Hamburg v. 32; ref. 6567] Sepik River (Kaiserin Augusta River), New Guinea. Holotype (unique): ZMH 11555 (apparently destroyed). •Valid as Microphis spinachioides (Duncker 1915) -- (Dawson 1984:139 [ref. 5879], Dawson 1985:129 [ref. 6541], Allen & Coates 1990:78 [ref. 25561], Allen 1991:110 [ref. 21090], Paulus 1999:2271 [ref. 24794], Kuiter 2009:273 [ref. 30404], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 4 [ref. 35615], Haÿ et al. 2023:22 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Valid as Microphis spinachioides (Duncker 1915). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Distribution: Papua New Guinea. Habitat: freshwater.