smithi, Choeroichthys Dawson [C. E.] 1976:51, Figs. 5, 7 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 89 (no. 3); ref. 7375] Inhaca, Mozambique. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 3744. Paratypes: GCRL 13848 (1); SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 3775 (8), 4238 (1); USNM 214566 (2). •Regarded as a synonym of Choeroichthys brachysoma (Bleeker, 1855) -- (Kuiter 2009:229 [ref. 30404]). •Valid as Choeroichthys smithi Dawson 1976 -- (Dawson 1985:34 [ref. 6541], Dawson 1986:447 [ref. 5650], Fricke et al. 2013:252 [ref. 32706], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 4 [ref. 35615], Allen et al. 2020:26 [ref. 37331], Moots 2022:441 [ref. 39722]). Current status: Valid as Choeroichthys smithi Dawson 1976. Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) north to Mozambique, east to Madagascar. Habitat: marine.