brevidorsalis, Doryrhamphus de Beaufort [L. F.] 1913:103 [Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde v. 19; ref. 14940] Stream near Kajeli, Buru Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): ZMA 109184. Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:80 [ref. 19236]. •Valid as Lophocampus brevidorsalis (de Beaufort 1913) -- (Kottelat 2013:305 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Microphis brevidorsalis (de Beaufort 1913) -- (Dawson 1984:170 [ref. 5879], Dawson 1985:133 [ref. 6541], Allen 1991:108 [ref. 21090], Paulus 1999:2271 [ref. 24794], Fricke 2004:49 [ref. 28269], Kuiter 2009:271 [ref. 30404], Fricke et al. 2011:376 [ref. 31242], Fricke et al. 2014:47 [ref. 33932], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 4 [ref. 35615], Keith et al. 2021:50 [ref. 38257], Haÿ et al. 2023:22 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Valid as Lophocampus brevidorsalis (de Beaufort 1913). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia east to western Caroline Islands and Fiji, south to New Caledonia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.