cooki, Doryrhamphus melanopleura Weed [A. C.] & Woods [L. P.] in Herald in Schultz et al. 1953:249 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 202, v. 1; ref. 3975] Aitutaki Island, Cook Islands. Holotype: FMNH 16220. Paratypes: FMNH 16221 (1); USNM 116089 (3). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:33 [ref. 12367]. •Synonym of Doryrhamphus excisus Kaup 1856 -- (Dawson 1981:6 [ref. 5511], Dawson 1985:60 [ref. 6541]). •Synonym of Doryrhamphus melanopleura (Bleeker 1858). Current status: Synonym of Doryrhamphus melanopleura (Bleeker 1858). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Habitat: marine.