contiguus, Doryichthys Kottelat [M.] 2000:78, Fig. 70 [Journal of South Asian Natural History v. 5 (no. 1); ref. 25040] Confluence of Nam Leuk and Nam Ngang [error doe Gnong] 18°22'04"N, 103°05'27"E, Vientiane Province, Laos. Holotype: ZRC 45395. Paratypes: CMK 12612 (2), 13258 (24), 15094 (2); LARRI uncat. (8); NRM 44905 (10); ZRC 45396 (10). •Valid as Doryichthys contiguus Kottelat 2000 -- (Kottelat 2001:146 [ref. 25780], Kottelat 2013:302 [ref. 32989], Kottelat 2015:47 [ref. 33971], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 4 [ref. 35615]). •Valid as Microphis contiguus (Kottelat 2000) -- (Taki et al. 2021:340 [ref. 39830], Haÿ et al. 2023:24 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Valid as Microphis contiguus (Kottelat 2000). Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Mekong River basin, Cambodia, southern Laos and Thailand. Habitat: freshwater.