micronotopterus, Syngnathus Fowler [H. W.] 1938:42, Fig. 14 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 85 (no. 3032); ref. 1426] Canimo Island near Daet Point, Luzon Island, Philippines. Holotype: USNM 94082. Paratypes: USNM 94083-87 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1), 99007 (1). •Valid as Micrognathus micronotopterus (Fowler 1938) -- (Dawson 1982:679 [ref. 5441], Dawson 1985:124 [ref. 6541], Allen & Swainston 1988:46 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:425 [ref. 12442], Allen 1997:72 [ref. 23977], Larson & Williams 1997:352 [ref. 23967], Paulus 1999:2271 [ref. 24794] as micronopterus, Randall & Lim in Randall & Lim 2000:604 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:27 [ref. 25847], Allen & Adrim 2003:28 [ref. 26830], Fricke 2004:46 [ref. 28269], Paxton et al. 2006:835 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2009:234 [ref. 30404], Fricke et al. 2011:376 [ref. 31242], Allen & Erdmann 2012:208 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:78 [ref. 32988], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 2 [ref. 35615], Allen & Erdmann 2024:226 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Micrognathus micronotopterus (Fowler 1938). Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Distribution: Western Pacific, and southeastern Indian Ocean: Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia east to Philippines, south to northern Western Australia and Northern Territory (Australia). Habitat: marine.