Belonichthys Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1868:147 Masc. Syngnathus zambezensis Peters 1855. Type by monotypy. Also appeared in Peters 1868:108 [ref. 3440] [above apparently earliest but not researched]. •Synonym of Microphis Kaup 1853, but a valid subgenus Belonichthys -- (Dawson 1984:136 [ref. 5879], Dawson 1985:128 [ref. 6541], Dawson 1986:284 [ref. 6201]). •Valid as Belonichthys Peters 1868 -- (Kottelat 2013:301 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Microphis Kaup 1853 -- (Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:591 [ref. 27061], Haÿ et al. 2023:21 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Valid as Belonichthys Peters 1868. Syngnathidae: Nerophinae.