insularis, Doryichthys Hora [S. L.] in Annandale & Hora 1925:38, Pl. 2 (fig. 1) [Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 27 (pt 2); ref. 15527] Birchgunge, southern Andaman Islands. Syntypes: (6) ?ZSI F10705/1 (5). Additional material: F10706/1 (2). Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:140 [ref. 20743], Dawson 1985:140 [ref. 6541]. See Das 2003:369 [ref. 27706]. •Valid as Oostethus insularis (Hora 1925) -- (Kottelat 2013:306 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Microphis insularis (Hora 1925) -- (Dawson 1984:162 [ref. 5879], Dawson 1985:140 [ref. 6541], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:772 [ref. 20764], Kuiter 2009:275 [ref. 30404], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 4 [ref. 35615], Moots 2022:482 [ref. 39722], Haÿ et al. 2023:23 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Valid as Microphis insularis (Hora 1925). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Seychelles, Comoros to Andaman Islands (India). Habitat: freshwater.