malus, Choeroichthys suillus Whitley [G. P.] 1954:25 [Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales v. for 1952-53; ref. 4721] Masthead Island, Queensland, Australia. Holotype: AMS I.7154. •Synonym of Doryrhamphus negrosensis Herre 1934, but a valid subspecies -- (Paxton et al. 1989:417 [ref. 12442], Dawson 1981:19 [ref. 5511], Dawson 1985:64 [ref. 6541], Paulus 1999:2270 [ref. 24794], Paxton et al. 2006:818 [ref. 29073]). •Valid as Doryrhamphus malus (Whitley 1954) -- (Kuiter 2009:176 [ref. 30404], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 4 [ref. 35615]). Current status: Valid as Doryrhamphus malus (Whitley 1954). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Distribution: Australia: Queensland. Habitat: marine.