pleurotaenia, Doryichthys Günther [A.] 1880:62, Pl. 26 (fig. D) [Report on the shore fishes procured during the voyage of H. M. S. Challenger in the years 1873-1876 v. 1 (pt 6); ref. 2011] Off Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands, depth 18 fathoms. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1879.5.14.587. •Synonym of Doryrhamphus excisus Kaup 1856 -- (Dawson 1981:5 [ref. 5511], Dawson 1985:60 [ref. 6541], Mundy 2005:318 [ref. 28379]). •Synonym of Doryrhamphus melanopleura (Bleeker 1858). Current status: Synonym of Doryrhamphus melanopleura (Bleeker 1858). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Habitat: marine.