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Species in the genus Microphis: [ 64 ] records

aculeatus, Doryichthys Kaup [J. J.] 1856:61 [Catalogue of lophobranchiate fish in the collection of the British Museum; ref. 2575] Egypt [in error], should be west coast of Africa. Holotype (unique): ?BMNH 1978.1.16.2. Appeared first as name only in Kaup 1853:234. •Synonym of Oostethus brachyurus (Bleeker 1853), but a valid subspecies -- (Dawson 1979:467 [ref. 19285]). •Synonym of Microphis brachyurus (Bleeker 1853), but a valid subspecies -- (Dawson 1984:157 [ref. 5879], Dawson 1986:286 [ref. 6201], Dawson 1990:661 [ref. 17542], Lévêque in Lévêque et al. 1992:578 [ref. 21590], Snoeks & Vreven 2007:581 [ref. 30079], Fritzsche 2016:2237 [ref. 34608], Reiner 2019:150 [ref. 38139], ). •Valid as Microphis aculeatus (Kaup 1856) -- (Wirtz et al. 2007:7, 28 [ref. 30263] as a species on p. 28, Kuiter 2009:274 [ref. 30404], Félix et al. 2016:D [4] [ref. 34346], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 4 [ref. 35615], Skelton 2019:228 [ref. 36564], Fermon et al. 2022:218 [ref. 39448], Haÿ et al. 2023:22 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Valid as Microphis aculeatus (Kaup 1856). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Senegal south to Angola, including São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

annandalei, Microphis Hora [S. L.] 1924:472, Fig. 1 [Memoirs of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 6 (pt 9); ref. 15450] Near edge of the lake at Lampam, Patelung, Talé [Thale] Sap, Thailand. Holotype: ZSI F10377/1. Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:140 [ref. 20743]. See Das 2003:369 [ref. 27706]. •Synonym of Doryichthys deokhatoides (Bleeker 1854) -- (Dawson 1981:5 [ref. 5527], Dawson 1985:56 [ref. 6541], Kottelat 2013:303 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Microphis deokhatoides (Bleeker 1854) -- (Haÿ et al. 2023:24 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Synonym of Microphis deokhatoides (Bleeker 1854). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Habitat: freshwater.

auronitens, Doryichthys Kaup [J. J.] 1856:59 [Catalogue of lophobranchiate fish in the collection of the British Museum; ref. 2575] Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 3850. Appeared first in Kaup 1853:234 as name only and not available. •Synonym of Oostethus brachyurus (Bleeker 1854) -- (Dawson 1979:467 [ref. 19285]). •Synonym of Microphis brachyurus (Bleeker 1854) -- (Dawson 1984:152 [ref. 5879], Dawson 1985:138 [ref. 6541], Kuiter 2009:276 [ref. 30404], Haÿ et al. 2023:23 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Synonym of Microphis brachyurus (Bleeker 1854). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

bernsteini, Doryichthys Bleeker [P.] 1867:398, Pl. 21 (fig. 2) [Archives néerlandaises des sciences exactes et naturelles v. 2; ref. 17049] Halmahera, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 7245. •Synonym of Oostethis manadensis (Bleeker 1856) -- (Kottelat 2013:306 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Microphis manadensis (Bleeker 1856) -- (Dawson 1984:158 [ref. 5879], Dawson 1985:141 [ref. 6541], Haÿ et al. 2023:23 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Synonym of Microphis manadensis (Bleeker 1856). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

bilineatus, Doryichthys Kaup [J. J.] (ex Heckel) 1856:56, 75, Pl. 1 (fig. 8) [Catalogue of lophobranchiate fish in the collection of the British Museum; ref. 2575] ?Asia (Borneo on label). Holotype (unique): NMW 40150. •Synonym of Doryichthys deokhatoides (Bleeker 1854) -- (Dawson 1981:5 [ref. 5527], Dawson 1985:56 [ref. 6541], Kottelat 2013:302 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Microphis deokhatoides (Bleeker 1854) -- (Haÿ et al. 2023:24 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Synonym of Microphis deokhatoides (Bleeker 1854). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Habitat: freshwater.

bleekeri, Microphis Day [F.] 1865:265, Fig. [The fishes of Malabar; ref. 1074] River at Cochin, India. No types known. Day specimens: ZSI F2623 (1), F7163 (1, lost). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:158 [ref. 23762]. See Dawson 1978:149 [ref. 7026] for remarks on types. Reasons for loss of ZSI type specimens during WWII see Chopra 1947:349-350 [ref. 33077]. •Synonym of Oostethus brachyurus (Bleeker 1854) -- (Dawson 1979:471 [ref. 19285]). •Synonym of Microphis brachyurus (Bleeker 1854) -- (Dawson 1984:153 [ref. 5879], Dawson 1985:138 [ref. 6541], Kuiter 2009:276 [ref. 30404], Haÿ et al. 2023:23 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Synonym of Microphis brachyurus (Bleeker 1854). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

boaja, Syngnathus Bleeker [P.] 1850:16 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 1 (no. 1); ref. 16884] Bandjarmasin, Borneo, Indonesia. Holotype: SMNS 24578 (lost). Bleeker specimens: BMNH 1867.11.28.343 (1), SMNS 10640 (1), MNHN 0000-6057 (1), NMV A851 (1), RMNH 7241 (4), ZMA 115986 (1). Type catalog: Fricke 1991:21 [ref. 13474], Fricke 2005:62 [ref. 29864]. Holotype treated by Eschmeyer; locality questioned. •Valid as Doryichthys boaja (Bleeker 1850) -- (Dawson 1981:12 [ref. 5527], Dawson 1985:55 [ref. 6541], Roberts 1989:159 [ref. 6439], Kottelat et al. 1993:98 [ref. 23448], Kottelat & Lim 1996:244 [ref. 23210], Rainboth 1996:175 [ref. 22772], Paulus 1999:2270 [ref. 24794], Freyhof et al. 2000:96 [ref. 25184], Kottelat 2001:146 [ref. 25780], Kottelat & Widjanarti 2005:163 [ref. 28284], Kuiter 2009:281 [ref. 30404], Kottelat 2013:302 [ref. 32989], Miesen et al. 2016:87 [ref. 34492], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 4 [ref. 35615], Taki et al. 2021:339 [ref. 39830], Jamandre 2023:175 [ref. 40455]). •Valid as Microphis boaja (Bleeker 1850) -- (Mohsin & Ambak 1996:184 [ref. 27969], Haÿ et al. 2023:24 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Valid as Microphis boaja (Bleeker 1850). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Sundaland, Thailand to Vietnam and Philippines. Habitat: freshwater.

brachyrhynchops, Doryichthys Fowler [H. W.] 1934:145, Figs. 119-120 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 86; ref. 1417] Chantaboon [Chantaburi], southeastern Thailand. Holotype: ANSP 59832 [with paratypes] or CAS-SU 39420 (1). Paratypes: ANSP 59833-47 (15). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:159 [ref. 13621]. Dawson 1985:57 [ref. 6541] lists SU 39420 as presumptive holotype. •Synonym of Doryichthys martensii (Peters 1868) -- (Dawson 1981:10 [ref. 5527], Dawson 1985:57 [ref. 6541], Roberts 1989:159 [ref. 6439], Kottelat 2013:303 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Microphis martensii (Peters 1868) -- (Haÿ et al. 2023:25 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Synonym of Microphis martensii (Peters 1868). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Habitat: freshwater.

brachyurus, Syngnathus Bleeker [P.] 1854:16 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 25 (art. 6); ref. 16914] Jakarta, Panimbang, western Java; Priaman, western Sumatra, Indonesia. Lectotype: RMNH 7249 (106 mm). Paralectotypes and/or Bleeker specimens: (4) BMNH 1867.11.28.358 (1) [Bleeker coll.], NMV 46422 (1), RMNH 7249 (2). Lectotype selected by Dawson 1979:469 [ref. 19285] but Roberts 1993:36 [ref. 21799] indicates that the species was based on a drawing left in Java. •Synonym of Doryichthys deokhatoides (Bleeker 1853) -- (Roberts 1993:36 [ref. 21799]). •Valid as Microphis brachyurus (Bleeker 1854), subspecies brachyurus -- (Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:450 [ref. 25598], Paulus 1999:2271 [ref. 24794], Nakabo 2000:527 [ref. 25086], Randall & Lim in Randall & Lim 2000:604 [ref. 25122], Sakai et al. 2001:91 [ref. 25693], Allen et al. 2002:338 [ref. 25930], Keith et al. 2002:100 [ref. 31473], Nakabo 2002:527 [ref. 26001], Fricke 2004:48 [ref. 28269], Miller 2006:321 [ref. 28615], Scharpf 2007:36 [ref. 30398], Motomura et al. 2010:87 [ref. 31256], Fricke et al. 2011:376 [ref. 31242], Page et al. 2013:114 [ref. 32708], Kim et al. 2020:87 [ref. 39118], Akaike et al. 2021:19 [ref. 38809]). •Valid as Microphis (Oostethus) brachyurus brachyurus (Bleeker 1854) -- (Koeda et al. 2016:19 [ref. 35333]). •Valid as Oostethus brachyurus (Bleeker 1854) -- (Dawson 1979:467 [ref. 19285], Lee et al. 1980:567 [ref. 22416], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:86 [ref. 6441], Robins & Ray 1986:128 [ref. 23100], Aguilera 1998:48 [ref. 24221], Bussing 1998:257 [ref. 24179], Keith et al. 1999:96 [ref. 24548], Kottelat 2013:306 [ref. 32989], Miesen et al. 2016:88 [ref. 34492], Keith et al. 2021:52 [ref. 38257]). •Valid as Microphis brachyurus (Bleeker 1854) -- (Dawson 1984:152 [ref. 5879], Dawson 1985:138 [ref. 6541], Dawson 1986:456 [ref. 5650], Paxton et al. 1989:425 [ref. 12442], Pethiyagoda 1991:199 [ref. 20075], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:770 [ref. 20764], Allen 1991:108 [ref. 21090], Allen et al. 1992:300 [ref. 21400], Kottelat et al. 1993:99 [ref. 23448], Skelton 1993:355 [ref. 24071], Rainboth 1996:176 [ref. 22772], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:1060 [ref. 23897], Marquet et al. 1999:43 [ref. 23934] as brachyrus, Fricke 1999:152 [ref. 24106], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:232 [ref. 24550], Musick et al. 2000:13 [ref. 24959], Allen et al. 2000:88 [ref. 27467], Skelton 2001:355 [ref. 27406], Lim et al. 2002:80 [ref. 28310], Menezes & Moura in Menezes et al. 2003:71 [ref. 27192], Randall et al. 2004:10 [ref. 27624], Nelson et al. 2004:111 [ref. 27807], Paxton et al. 2006:835 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2009:276 [ref. 30404], Matamoros et al. 2009:16 [ref. 31241] with subspecies, Fricke et al. 2014:47 [ref. 33932] dated 1853, Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 4 [ref. 35615], Robins et al. 2018:240 [ref. 35886], Fricke et al. 2019:96 [ref. 36673], Escobar-Sierra et al. 2021:75 [ref. 38844], Moots 2022:480 [ref. 39722], Haÿ et al. 2023:23 [ref. 40264], Jamandre 2023:176 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Valid as Microphis brachyurus (Bleeker 1854). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Sri Lanka and India east to Society Islands (French Polynesia), north to southern Korea and Kagoshima Prefecture (southern Japan), south to New Caledonia; introduced elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

brevicaudum, Siphostoma Meek [S. E.] 1904:163, Fig. 51 [Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series v. 5; ref. 2958] Boca del Río, Veracruz, Mexico. Holotype: FMNH 4586. Paratypes: FMNH 4587 (2). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:79 [ref. 12367]. •Synonym of Oostethus brachyurus (Bleeker 1853), subspecies lineatus (Kaup 1856) -- (Dawson 1979:476 [ref. 19285], Dawson 1982:17 [ref. 6764]). •Synonym of Microphis brachyurus (Bleeker 1853), subspecies lineatus (Kaup 1856) -- (Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:233 [ref. 24550]). •Synonym of Microphis lineatus (Kaup 1856) -- (Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:591 [ref. 27061], Haÿ et al. 2023:23 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Synonym of Microphis lineatus (Kaup 1856). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

caudocarinatus, Doryichthys Weber [M.] 1907:229 [Süsswasserfische von Neu-Guinea v. 5 (Zool.) pt 2; ref. 4599] Tawarin River, northern Irian Jaya [Papua, Indonesia]. Holotype (unique): ZMA 112676. Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:80 [ref. 19236]. •Valid as Microphis caudocarinatus (Weber 1907) -- (Dawson 1984:174 [ref. 5879], Dawson 1985:133 [ref. 6541], Allen 1991:108 [ref. 21090], Paulus 1999:2271 [ref. 24794], Kuiter 2009:274 [ref. 30404], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 4 [ref. 35615], Haÿ et al. 2023:24 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Valid as Microphis caudocarinatus (Weber 1907). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Papua, Indonesia. Habitat: freshwater.

cayennensis, Syngnathus Sauvage [H.-E.] 1882:176 [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 6; ref. 3894] Cayenne, French Guiana. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-4247. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:43-44 [ref. 19576]. •Synonym of Oostethus brachyurus (Bleeker 1853), subspecies lineatus (Kaup 1856) -- (Dawson 1979:476 [ref. 19285], Dawson 1982:17 [ref. 6764]). •Synonym of Microphus brachyurus (Bleeker 1853) -- (authors). •Synonym of Microphis lineatus (Kaup 1856) -- (Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:591 [ref. 27061], Haÿ et al. 2023:23 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Synonym of Microphis lineatus (Kaup 1856). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

chokderi, Doryichthys Ataur Rahman [A. K.] 1976:47, Figs. 1-3 [Bangladesh Journal of Zoology v. 4 (no. 2); ref. 7387] Bay of Bengal, River Dakatia, Bangladesh. No types known. •Valid as Doryichthys chokderi Ataur Rahman 1976 -- (Ataur Rahman 1989:39 [ref. 24860], Ataur Rahman 2003:53 [ref. 31338]). •Synonym of Microphis cuncalus (Hamilton 1822) -- (Dawson 1984:148 [ref. 5879], Dawson 1985:136 [ref. 6541], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:771 [ref. 20764], Kuiter 2009:274 [ref. 30404], Kottelat 2013:306 [ref. 32989], Haÿ et al. 2023:22 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Synonym of Microphis cuncalus (Hamilton 1822). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

compressus, Syngnathus Kaup [J. J.] (ex Kuhl & van Hasselt) 1856:61 [Catalogue of lophobranchiate fish in the collection of the British Museum; ref. 2575] Not available, name first mentioned in the synonymy of Hemithylacus leiaspis of Kaup and apparently not subsequently validated. Also in Kaup 1856:27 [ref. 2575]. •Questionably in the synonymy of Microphis argulus (Peters 1855) or Microphis leiaspis (Bleeker 1853) -- (Dawson 1984:125 [ref. 5879]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Microphis. Syngnathidae: Nerophinae.

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.

cruentus, Microphis Dawson [C. E.] & Fourmanoir [P.] 1981:114, Figs. 1-2 [Micronesica v. 17 (nos 1-2); ref. 8614] Dumbéa River, about 8 kilometers from mouth, New Caledonia, depth 2-3 meters, elevation 8 meters. Holotype: MNHN 1980-1533. Paratypes: AMS I.21895-001 (1); BPBM 26381 (1); CAS 19928 (11), 19930-31 (3, 3); MNHN 1887-0373 (1); GCRL 17000-02 (1, 3, 2); USNM 224025 (1). •Valid as Microphis cruentus Dawson & Fourmanoir 1981 -- (Dawson 1984:151 [ref. 5879], Dawson 1985:135 [ref. 6541], Paulus 1999:2271 [ref. 24794], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:57 [ref. 25191], Fricke 2004:50 [ref. 28269], Kuiter 2009:274 [ref. 30404], Fricke et al. 2011:376 [ref. 31242], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 4 [ref. 35615], Haÿ et al. 2023:22 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Valid as Microphis cruentus Dawson & Fourmanoir 1981. Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: New Caledonia. Habitat: freshwater.

cuncalus, Syngnathus Hamilton [F.] 1822:12, 362 [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Estuaries near Calcutta, India. No types known. •Valid as Doryichthys cuncalus (Hamilton 1822) -- (Ataur Rahman 1989:37 [ref. 24860]). •Valid as Microphis cuncalus (Hamilton 1822) -- (Dawson 1984:147 [ref. 5879], Dawson 1985:136 [ref. 6541], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:770 [ref. 20764], Arunachalam et al. 1998:129 [ref. 24986], Bijukumar & Sushama 2000:185 [ref. 25703], Raju Thomas et al. 2002:50 [ref. 26359], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S101 [ref. 27377], Ataur Rahman 2003:52 [ref. 31338], Kuiter 2009:274 [ref. 30404], Kottelat 2013:306 [ref. 32989], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 4 [ref. 35615], Moots 2022:481 [ref. 39722], Haÿ et al. 2023:22 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Valid as Microphis cuncalus (Hamilton 1822). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Distribution: South Asia: India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

deocata, Syngnathus Hamilton [F.] 1822:14, 363 [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Baruni, Ganges River sytem, India. No types known. Spelled deokhata and deokpata in early literature. Information on type locality see Britz 2019:38 [ref. 37532]. Hamilton's original illustration reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 8 [ref. 37532] •Valid as Microphis deocata (Hamilton 1822) -- (Dawson 1984:144 [ref. 5879], Dawson 1985:136 [ref. 6541], Ataur Rahman 1989:37 [ref. 24860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:771 [ref. 20764], Menon 1999:271 [ref. 24904], Ataur Rahman 2003:51 [ref. 31338], Kuiter 2009:275 [ref. 30404], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 4 [ref. 35615], Haÿ et al. 2023:22 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Valid as Microphis deocata (Hamilton 1822). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Distribution: South Asia: India and Bangladesh. Habitat: freshwater.

deokhatoides, Syngnathus Bleeker [P.] 1854:17 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 25 (art. 6); ref. 16914] Palembang, eastern Sumatra, Indonesia; Pontianak, western Borneo, Indonesia. Syntypes: (4) BMNH 1867.11.28.356 (1), RMNH 7242 (2), ZMA 115989 (1). Original as deokhatoïdes. •Valid as Doryichthys deokhatoides (Bleeker 1854) -- (Dawson 1981:4 [ref. 5527], Dawson 1985:56 [ref. 6541], Roberts 1989:159 [ref. 6439], Kottelat et al. 1993:98 [ref. 23448], Kottelat & Lim 1996:244 [ref. 23210], Kottelat 1998:109 [ref. 23436], Ng & Tan 1999:363 [ref. 24159], Paulus 1999:2270 [ref. 24794], Kottelat 2000:78 [ref. 25040], Grinang & Lim 2004:291 [ref. 28551], Kuiter 2009:281 [ref. 30404], Kottelat 2013:302 [ref. 32989], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 4 [ref. 35615], Sulaiman et al. 2018:35 [ref. 35802], Ng et al. 2019:532 [ref. 36606], Taki et al. 2021:338 [ref. 39830]). •Valid as Microphis deokhatoides (Bleeker 1854) -- (Haÿ et al. 2023:24 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Valid as Microphis deokhatoides (Bleeker 1854). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Malaya (Malaysia), Sumatra (Indonesia), Borneo to Mekong River basin, Cambodia and Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.

dorbignyi, Typhlus Bibron [G.] in Kaup 1856:59 [Catalogue of lophobranchiate fish in the collection of the British Museum; ref. 2575] Not available, name mentioned in passing in synonymy; originally Typhlus D'orbignyi. •In the synonymy of Oostethus brachyurus (Bleeker 1853), subspecies lineatus (Kaup 1856) -- (Dawson 1979:476 [ref. 19285], Dawson 1982:17 [ref. 6764]). •In the synonymy of Microphis lineatus (Kaup 1856). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Microphis lineatus (Kaup 1856). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae.

dumerili, Doryichthys Kaup [J. J.] 1856:60 [Catalogue of lophobranchiate fish in the collection of the British Museum; ref. 2575] Unknown locality. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-6212. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:43 [ref. 19576]. •Synonym of Oostethus brachyurus (Bleeker 1853), subspecies lineatus (Kaup 1856) -- (Dawson 1982:17 [ref. 6764]). •Synonym of Microphis lineatus (Kaup 1856) -- (Haÿ et al. 2023:23 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Synonym of Microphis lineatus (Kaup 1856). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

dunckeri, Doryichthys Prashad [B.] & Mukerji [D. D.] 1929:222, Pl. 10 (fig. 4) [Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 31 (pt 3); ref. 3558] Namkwang chaung, Kamaing, Myitkyina District, Upper Myanmar. Holotype (unique): ZSI F11018/1 (now in 3 pieces). Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:140 [ref. 20743]. Originally as dünckeri. •Valid as Microphis dunckeri (Prashad & Mukerji 1929) -- (Dawson 1984:150 [ref. 5879], Dawson 1985:136 [ref. 6541], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:772 [ref. 20764], Kottelat 2013:306 [ref. 32989], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 4 [ref. 35615], Haÿ et al. 2023:22 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Valid as Microphis dunckeri (Prashad & Mukerji 1929). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Distribution: Myanmar. Habitat: freshwater.

dussumieri, Typhlus Bibron [G.] in Kaup 1856:64 [Catalogue of lophobranchiate fish in the collection of the British Museum; ref. 2575] Not available, manuscript name mentioned in passing. Also as name only in Kaup 1853:234 (not investigated). •In the synonymy of Microphis cuncalus (Hamilton 1822) -- (Dawson 1984:147 [ref. 5879], Kottelat 2013:306 [ref. 32989]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Microphis cuncalus (Hamilton 1822). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae.

eigenmanni, Siphostoma Wilson [C.] 1916:60 [Annals of the Carnegie Museum v. 10 (nos 1/2); ref. 12398] Rio Vermelho, near Salvador, State of Bahia, Brazil. Holotype (unique): FMNH 56857 [ex CM 5672]. Type catalog: Henn 1928:88 [ref. 12305], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:79 [ref. 12367]. •Synonym of Oostethus brachyurus (Bleeker 1853), subspecies lineatus (Kaup 1856) -- (Dawson 1979:476 [ref. 19285], Dawson 1982:18 [ref. 6764]). •Synonym of Microphis lineatus (Kaup 1856) -- (Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:591 [ref. 27061], Haÿ et al. 2023:23 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Synonym of Microphis lineatus (Kaup 1856). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

falkensteini, Doryichthys Reichenow [A.] 1878:92 [Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1878 (for 19 Mar. 1878); ref. 18614] Loango Coast, French Equitorial Africa. Syntypes: (2) ZMB 10489 (1). •Synonym of Oostethus brachyurus (Bleeker 1854), subspecies aculaetus (Kaup 1856) -- (Dawson 1979:473 [ref. 19285]). •Synonym of Microphis brachyurus (Bleeker 1854), subspecies aculeatus (Kaup 1856) -- (Dawson 1986:286 [ref. 6201], Dawson 1990:661 [ref. 17542]). •Synonym of Microphis aculeatus (Kaup 1856) -- (Haÿ et al. 2023:22 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Synonym of Microphis aculeatus (Kaup 1856). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

fluviatilis, Dorichthys Duncker [G.] 1904:188, Pl. 2 (figs. 10, 10a) [Mitteilungen aus dem Naturhistorischen (Zoologischen) Museum in Hamburg v. 21; ref. 5560] Kuala Lampur, Selangor, Malaysia. Syntypes: BMNH 1905.5.6.17-18 [ex SSMKL] (2); ZMH 8561-8562. Type catalog: Alfred 1963:166 [ref. 20555]. •Synonym of Doryichthys deokhatoides (Bleeker 1854) -- (Dawson 1985:56 [ref. 6541], Kottelat 2013:302 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Microphis deokhatoides (Bleeker 1854) -- (Haÿ et al. 2023:24 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Synonym of Microphis deokhatoides (Bleeker 1854). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Habitat: freshwater.

fluviatilis, Syngnathus Bleeker [P.] (ex van Hasselt) 1854:18 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 25 (art. 6); ref. 16914] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. No types known. Type information: Roberts 1993:36 [ref. 21799]. Based on unpublished van Hasselt illustration; see Alfred 1964 [ref. 20753]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Syngnathus fluviatilis Peters 1852. •Synonym of Doryichthys deokhatoides (Bleeker 1854) -- (Dawson 1985:56 [ref. 6541], Roberts 1993:36 [ref. 21799], Kottelat 2013:302 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Microphis deokhatoides (Bleeker 1854) -- (Haÿ et al. 2023:24 [ref. 40264]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Microphis deokhatoides (Bleeker 1854). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Habitat: freshwater.

fluviatilis, Syngnathus Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1852:685 [Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1852; ref. 18539] Tette [Tete], Zambezi River, Mozambique. Syntypes: ZMB 6233 (1). Syngnathus zambezensis Peters 1855 is an unneeded replacement. •Valid as Microphis fluviatilis (Peters 1852) -- (Dawson 1984:137 [ref. 5879], Dawson 1985:128 [ref. 6541], Dawson 1986:454 [ref. 5650], Dawson 1986:284 [ref. 6201], Skelton 1993:354 [ref. 24071], Skelton 2001:354 [ref. 27406], Seegers et al. 2003:42 [ref. 28087], Kuiter 2009:273 [ref. 30404], Marshall 2011:262 [ref. 31755], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 4 [ref. 35615], Fricke et al. 2018:124 [ref. 35805], Moots 2022:481 [ref. 39722], Haÿ et al. 2023:22 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Valid as Microphis fluviatilis (Peters 1852). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: South and East Africa to Madagascar. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

fluviatilis, Syngnathus Kuhl [H.] & van Hasselt [J. C.] in Kaup 1856:57 [Catalogue of lophobranchiate fish in the collection of the British Museum; ref. 2575] Not available, manuscript name mentioned in synonymy of Doryichthys hasselti. See Kottelat 1987:369 [ref. 5962]. •In the synonymy of Doryichthys deokhatoides (Bleeker 1854) -- (Roberts 1993:36 [ref. 21799], Kottelat 2013:302 [ref. 32989]). •In the synonymy of Microphis deokhatoides (Bleeker 1854) -- (Haÿ et al. 2023:24 [ref. 40264]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Microphis deokhatoides (Bleeker 1854). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae.

goudotii, Hemimarsupium Kaup [J. J.] 1853:234 [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 19 (pt. 1); ref. 2569] Java (Indonesia), Madagascar. Not available, appeared as name only without diagnosis or description. Based on two different species of Coelonotus Peters 1855. •Nomen nudum. Nomen Nudum. Syngnathidae: Nerophinae.

goudotii, Typhlus Duméril [A. H. A.] (ex Bibron) 1870:599 [Histoire naturelle des poissons ou ichthyologie générale v. 2; ref. 1147] Not available, manuscript name mentioned in the synonymy of Hemithylacus leiaspis Kaup and apparently not subsequently validated. Based on Hemimarsupium goudotii Kaup 1853. •In the synonymy of Microphis leiaspis (Bleeker 1854) -- (Dawson 1984:130 [ref. 5879], in part). •In the synonymy of Coelonotus leiaspis (Bleeker 1854) -- (Kottelat 2013:302 [ref. 32989]). Nomen Nudum. Syngnathidae: Nerophinae.

hasselti, Doryichthys Kaup [J. J.] 1856:57 [Catalogue of lophobranchiate fish in the collection of the British Museum; ref. 2575] Java, Indonesia; Tahiti. Syntypes: RMNH 3852 (1) Java. Replacement name for Syngnathus brachyurus Bleeker 1854, regarded by Kaup as inappropriate -- (Dawson 1985:138 [ref. 6541]; see also Alfred 1963:158 [ref. 20753]). •Synonym of Oostethus brachyurus (Bleeker 1854) -- (Kottelat 2013:306 [ref. 32989]). •Objective synonym of Microphis brachyurus (Bleeker 1854) -- (Kuiter 2009:276 [ref. 30404], Haÿ et al. 2023:23 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Synonym of Microphis brachyurus (Bleeker 1854). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

heraldi, Dorichthys Menon [A. G. K.] in Menon & Yazdani 1968:140 [Records of the Zoological Survey of India v. 61 (pts 1-2) [1963]; ref. 20743] Ponnayar River, about 5 miles northwest of Cuddalore O.T., South Arcot District, Madras, India. Holotype: ZSI F1893/2. Appeared in list of types as "In press" without distinguishing features; evidently never published; not available. •Nomen nudum as Dorichthys -- (Kottelat 2013:302 [ref. 32989]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Microphis. Syngnathidae: Nerophinae.

heterosoma, Syngnathus Bleeker [P.] 1851:441 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 2 (no. 3); ref. 16897] Sambas, western Borneo, Indonesia. Syntypes: (3) ?BMNH 1867.11.28.345 (1), RMNH 7240 (2 of 3). •Valid as Doryichthys heterosoma (Bleeker 1851) -- (Dawson 1981:14 [ref. 5527], Dawson 1985:57 [ref. 6541], Roberts 1989:159 [ref. 6439], Kottelat et al. 1993:98 [ref. 23448], Paulus 1999:2270 [ref. 24794], Randall & Lim in Randall & Lim 2000:603 [ref. 25122], Tan & Lim 2004:110 [ref. 27716], Kuiter 2009:281 [ref. 30404], Kottelat 2013:303 [ref. 32989], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 4 [ref. 35615]). •Valid as Microphis heterosoma (Bleeker 1851) -- (Haÿ et al. 2023:24 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Valid as Microphis heterosoma (Bleeker 1851). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Distribution: Indonesia: Kalimantan and Natunas Islands. Habitat: freshwater.

ignoratus, Microphis Vaillant [L. L.] 1902:40, Figs. 1-2 [Notes from the Leyden Museum v. 24 (note 1); ref. 4490] Mouth of Mandai [Raoen, Raun] River, Borneo, Indonesia. Syntypes: RMNH 7855 (2). •Synonym of Doryichthys martensii (Peters 1868) -- (Dawson 1981:10 [ref. 5527], Dawson 1985:57 [ref. 6541], Roberts 1989:159 [ref. 6439], Kottelat 2013:303 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Microphis martensii (Peters 1868) -- (Haÿ et al. 2023:25 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Synonym of Microphis martensii (Peters 1868). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Habitat: freshwater.

insularis, Doryichthys Hora [S. L.] in Annandale & Hora 1925:38, Pl. 2 (fig. 1) [Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 27 (pt 2); ref. 15527] Birchgunge, southern Andaman Islands. Syntypes: (6) ?ZSI F10705/1 (5). Additional material: F10706/1 (2). Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:140 [ref. 20743], Dawson 1985:140 [ref. 6541]. See Das 2003:369 [ref. 27706]. •Valid as Oostethus insularis (Hora 1925) -- (Kottelat 2013:306 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Microphis insularis (Hora 1925) -- (Dawson 1984:162 [ref. 5879], Dawson 1985:140 [ref. 6541], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:772 [ref. 20764], Kuiter 2009:275 [ref. 30404], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 4 [ref. 35615], Moots 2022:482 [ref. 39722], Haÿ et al. 2023:23 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Valid as Microphis insularis (Hora 1925). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Seychelles, Comoros to Andaman Islands (India). Habitat: freshwater.

jagorii, Microphis Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1868:280 [Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1868; ref. 3442] Loquilócun, Samar Island, Philippines. Holotype (unique): ZMB 6647. •Valid as Oostethus jagorii (Peters 1868) -- (Kottelat 2013:306 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Microphis jagorii Peters 1868 -- (Dawson 1984:164 [ref. 5879], Dawson 1985:140 [ref. 6541], Yoshino & Yochigou 1998:200 [ref. 23391], Paulus 1999:2271 [ref. 24794], Nakabo 2000:527 [ref. 25086], Randall & Lim in Randall & Lim 2000:604 [ref. 25122], Sakai et al. 2001:91 [ref. 25693], Nakabo 2002:527 [ref. 26001], Kuiter 2009:276 [ref. 30404], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 4 [ref. 35615], Haÿ et al. 2023:23 [ref. 40264], Jamandre 2023:176 [ref. 40455]) Current status: Valid as Microphis jagorii Peters 1868. Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines and Japan. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

jouani, Microphis Duméril [A. H. A.] 1870:592 [Histoire naturelle des poissons ou ichthyologie générale v. 2; ref. 1147] New Caledonia. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1519. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:43 [ref. 19576]. •Synonym of Oostethus brachyurus (Bleeker 1854) -- (Dawson 1979:467 [ref. 19285], Kottelat 2013:306 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Microphis brachyurus (Bleeker 1854) -- (Dawson 1984:153 [ref. 5879], Dawson 1985:138 [ref. 6541], Fricke 2004:48 [ref. 28269], Kuiter 2009:276 [ref. 30404], Haÿ et al. 2023:23 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Synonym of Microphis brachyurus (Bleeker 1854). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

juillerati, Doryichthis Rochebrune [A. T. de] 1880:168 [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 4; ref. 3790] Gorée, Senegal. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-2622. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:43 [ref. 19576]. Original genus is correctly Doryichthys. •Synonym of Oostethus brachyurus (Bleeker 1854), subspecies aculaetus (Kaup 1856) -- (Dawson 1979:473 [ref. 19285]). •Synonym of Microphis brachyurus (Bleeker 1854), subspecies aculeatus (Kaup 1856) -- (Dawson 1986:286 [ref. 6201], Dawson 1990:661 [ref. 17542], Lévêque in Lévêque et al. 1992:578 [ref. 21590]). •Synonym of Microphis aculeatus (Kaup 1856) -- (Haÿ et al. 2023:22 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Synonym of Microphis aculeatus (Kaup 1856). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

jullieni, Syngnathus Sauvage [H.-E.] 1874:338 [Revue et Magasin de Zoologie (Sér. 3) v. 2 [1874]; ref. 3873] Cochinchine [? southern Vietnam]. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-8527. Paralectotypes: MNHN B-2974 [ex MNHN 0000-8527] (1). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:43 [ref. 19576]. Lectotype selected by Kottelat 1984:816 [ref. 11440]. •Synonym of Doryichthys boaja (Bleeker 1850) -- (Dawson 1981:12 [ref. 5527], Kottelat 1984:816 [ref. 11440], Dawson 1985:55 [ref. 6541], Roberts 1989:159 [ref. 6439], Kottelat 2001:146 [ref. 25780], Kottelat 2013:302 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Microphis boaja (Bleeker 1850) -- (Haÿ et al. 2023:24 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Synonym of Microphis boaja (Bleeker 1850). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Habitat: freshwater.

lineatus, Doryichthys Kaup [J. J.] 1856:59 [Catalogue of lophobranchiate fish in the collection of the British Museum; ref. 2575] Veracruz, Mexico. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-6213. Paralectotypes: MNHN 0000-2318 (2), 0000-6208 (2), B-2903 [ex MNHN 0000-6213] (1). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:42-43 [ref. 19576]. See also Syngnathus lineatus Valenciennes in Kaup. Original localities: Bahia, Brazil; Mexico; Guadeloupe, West Indies. Lectotype selected by Dawson 1979:478 [ref. 19285]. •Valid as Oostethus lineatus (Kaup 1856) -- (Marín 2000:71 [ref. 26252]). •Synonym of Oostethus brachyurus (Bleeker 1853), but a valid subspecies -- (Dawson 1979:476 [ref. 19285], Lee et al. 1980:567 [ref. 22416], Dawson 1982:17 [ref. 6764], Pezold & Edwards 1983:102 [ref. 37431], Cervigón 1991:273 [ref. 24472], Bussing 1998:257 [ref. 24179], Aguilera 1998:48 [ref. 24221], Fritzsche & Vincent 2003:1222 [ref. 27044]). •Synonym of Microphis brachyurus (Bleeker 1853), but a valid subspecies -- (Dawson 1984:158 [ref. 5879], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:1060 [ref. 23897], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:233 [ref. 24550], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:191 [ref. 25013], Schiwok & Bork 2002:34 [ref. 25833], Scharpf 2007:36 [ref. 30398], Matamoros et al. 2009:16 [ref. 31241], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:36 [ref. 33341]). •Valid as Microphis lineatus (Kaup 1856) -- (Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:591 [ref. 27061], Kuiter 2009:275 [ref. 30404], Di Dario et al. 2013:263 [ref. 37503], Phillip et al. 2013:21 [ref. 32896], Angulo et al. 2013:998 [ref. 33194], Catelani et al. 2014:932 [ref. 37496], Melo et al. 2016:377 [ref. 35317], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 4 [ref. 35615], Costa et al. 2017:45 [ref. 35684], Raz-Guzmán et al. 2018:345 [ref. 36407], Carvalho-Filho et al. in Marceniuk et al. 2021:414 [ref. 38945], Koerber et al. 2022:64 [ref. 39235], Angulo et al. 2023:31 [ref. 40676], Carvalho-Filho 2023:102 [ref. 40480], Haÿ et al. 2023:23 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Valid as Microphis lineatus (Kaup 1856). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic; Rio Grande (Texas, U.S.A.) and Mexico south to Santa Catarina (Brazil), including southern Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

lineatus, Syngnathus Valenciennes [A.] in Kaup 1853:234 [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 19 (pt. 1); ref. 2569] Not available, name only; name later adopted for Doryichthys lineatus Kaup 1856; see that account. •Treated as a synonym of Microphis brachyurus (Bleeker 1853), but a valid subspecies -- (Boschung 1992:95 [ref. 23239], Greenfield & Thomerson 1997:134 [ref. 22947]). •In the synonymy of Microphis lineatus (Kaup 1856). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Microphis lineatus (Kaup 1856). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae.

macropterus, Doryichthys Poll [M.] 1953:250, Fig. 101 [Résultats Scientifiques. Expédition Océanographique Belge dans les Eaux Côtières Africaines de l'Atlantique Sud (1948-1949). Bruxelles. v. 4 (no. 2); ref. 12713] Atlantic, about 35 miles west of Ambrizette, 7°16'S, 12°17'E, at surface. Holotype (unique): IRSNB 196. Type catalog: Walschaerts 1987:24 [ref. 20755], Derijst 1991:38 [ref. 21528] as marcopterus. •Synonym of Microphis brachyurus (Bleeker 1854), subspecies aculeatus (Kaup 1856) -- (Dawson 1986:286 [ref. 6201], Dawson 1990:661 [ref. 17542], Lévêque in Lévêque et al. 1992:578 [ref. 21590]). •Synonym of Microphis aculeatus (Kaup 1856) -- (Haÿ et al. 2023:22 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Synonym of Microphis aculeatus (Kaup 1856). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

manadensis, Syngnathus Bleeker [P.] 1856:78 (6, 29) [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 1 (6); ref. 352] Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Syntypes: BMNH 1867.11.28.357 (1) Manado, RMNH 7248 (4). •Valid as Oostethus manadensis (Bleeker 1856) -- (Kottelat 2013:306 [ref. 32989], Keith et al. 2021:54 [ref. 38257]). •Valid as Microphis manadensis (Bleeker 1856) -- (Dawson 1984:158 [ref. 5879], Dawson 1985:141 [ref. 6541], Paxton et al. 1989:425 [ref. 12442], Allen 1991:109 [ref. 21090], Kottelat et al. 1993:100 [ref. 23448], Paulus 1999:2271 [ref. 24794], Johnson 1999:726 [ref. 25471], Randall & Lim in Randall & Lim 2000:604 [ref. 25122], Paxton et al. 2006:835 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2009:272 [ref. 30404], Fricke et al. 2014:47 [ref. 33932], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 4 [ref. 35615], Haÿ et al. 2023:23 [ref. 40264], Jamandre 2023:176 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Valid as Microphis manadensis (Bleeker 1856). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia east to Philippines and Solomon Islands, north to Taiwan. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

martensii, Syngnathus Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1868:459 [Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1868; ref. 7935] Pulo-Matjan [Pulau Majan], Borneo, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): ZMB 6789. •Valid as Doryichthys martensii (Peters 1868) -- (Dawson 1981:10 [ref. 5527], Dawson 1985:57 [ref. 6541], Roberts 1989:159 [ref. 6439], Lim et al. 1990:48 [ref. 16753], Kottelat et al. 1993:98 [ref. 23448], Kottelat & Lim 1996:245 [ref. 23210], Ng & Tan 1999:363 [ref. 24159], Paulus 1999:2270 [ref. 24794], Kottelat & Widjanarti 2005:164 [ref. 28284], Parenti & Lim 2005:192 [ref. 28285], Kuiter 2009:281 [ref. 30404], Kottelat 2013:303 [ref. 32989], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 4 [ref. 35615], Ng et al. 2019:532 [ref. 36606], Jamandre 2023:176 [ref. 40455]). •Valid as Microphis martensii (Peters 1868) -- (Haÿ et al. 2023:25 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Valid as Microphis martensii (Peters 1868). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Malaya (Malaysia), Thailand, Sumatra (Indonesia), Borneo, Philippines. Habitat: freshwater.

micrognathus, Syngnathus Kuhl [H.] & van Hasselt [J. C.] in Kaup 1856:27 [Catalogue of lophobranchiate fish in the collection of the British Museum; ref. 2575] Not available, name in the synonymy of Hemithylacus leiaspis Kaup and apparently not subsequently validated. Name also mentioned in passing under Corythoichthys gastrotaenia Kaup. •Questionably in the synonymy of Microphis argulus (Peters 1855) or Microphis leiaspis (Bleeker 1853) -- (Dawson 1984:125 [ref. 5879]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Microphis. Syngnathidae: Nerophinae.

millepunctatus, Doryichthys Kaup [J. J.] 1856:60 [Catalogue of lophobranchiate fish in the collection of the British Museum; ref. 2575] Madagascar, southwestern Indian Ocean. Neotype: MNHN 1901-0011. Neotype designated by Dawson 1979:473 [ref. 19285]; original localities included Madagascar and Réunion. Appeared previously as nomen nudum in Kaup 1853:234 [ref. 2569]. •Synonym of Oostethus brachyurus (Bleeker 1853), but a valid subspecies -- (Dawson 1979:471 [ref. 19285]). •Synonym of Microphis brachyurus (Bleeker 1853), but a valid subspecies -- (Dawson 1984:156 [ref. 5879], Dawson 1986:456 [ref. 5650], Dawson 1986:286 [ref. 6201], Dawson 1985:139 [ref. 6541], Reinthal & Stiassny 1997:354 [ref. 22780], Fricke 1999:152 [ref. 24106], Keith et al. 1999:96 [ref. 24548]). •Synonym of Oostethus brachyurus (Bleeker 1854) -- (Kottelat 2013:306 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Microphis millepunctatus (Kaup 1856) -- (Fricke et al. 2009:37 [ref. 30213], Kuiter 2009:273 [ref. 30404], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 4 [ref. 35615], Fricke et al. 2018:124 [ref. 35805], Arndt & Fricke 2019:30 [ref. 36883], Moots 2022:482 [ref. 39722], Haÿ et al. 2023:22 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Valid as Microphis millepunctatus (Kaup 1856). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: South Africa and East Africa east to Madagascar, Réunion and Mauritius (western Mascarenes). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

nicoleae, Microphis Haÿ [V.], Mennesson [M. I.], Lord [C.] & Keith [P.] 2023:30, Figs. 10-11 [Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society v. 198 (no. 4); ref. 40264] Vage River, Kolombangara, Solomon Islands. Holotype: MNHN IC-2019-0082. Paratypes: MNHN. •Valid as Microphis nicoleae Haÿ, Mennesson, Lord & Keith 2023. Current status: Valid as Microphis nicoleae Haÿ, Mennesson, Lord & Keith 2023. Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: West New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

philippinus, Doryichthys Fowler [H. W.] 1918:13, Fig. 6 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 70; ref. 1396] Philippines. Holotype: ANSP 47485. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:160 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Oostethus brachyurus (Bleeker 1854) -- (Dawson 1979:467 [ref. 19285], Kottelat 2013:306 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Microphis brachyurus (Bleeker 1854) -- (Dawson 1984:154 [ref. 5879], Dawson 1985:138 [ref. 6541], Kuiter 2009:276 [ref. 30404], Haÿ et al. 2023:23 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Synonym of Microphis brachyurus (Bleeker 1854). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

pleurostictus, Microphis Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1868:278 [Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1868; ref. 3442] Batu [Bato] Lake and Yassot Creek, Luzon Island, Philippines. Syntypes: ZMB 6633 (8, in 2 bottles), 6634 (?) Batu, 6692 (2) Yassot; BMNH 1868.7.10.1 (5); MNHN 0000-6036 (3). •Valid as Oostethus pleurostictus (Peters 168) -- (Kottelat 2013:306 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Microphis pleurostictus Peters 1868 -- (Dawson 1984:161 [ref. 5879], Dawson 1985:141 [ref. 6541], Paulus 1999:2271 [ref. 24794], Kuiter 2009:276 [ref. 30404], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 4 [ref. 35615], Haÿ et al. 2023:23 [ref. 40264], Jamandre 2023:176 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Valid as Microphis pleurostictus Peters 1868. Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Philippines. Habitat: freshwater.

polyacanthus, Syngnathus Bleeker [P.] 1856:77 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 1 (6); ref. 352] Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Syntypes: RMNH 7246 (2). Bleeker specimens: BMNH 1867.11.28.359 (1). •Synonym of Oostethus brachyurus (Bleeker 1854) -- (Dawson 1979:467 [ref. 19285], Kottelat 2013:306 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Microphis brachyurus (Bleeker 1854) -- (Dawson 1984:152 [ref. 5879], Dawson 1985:138 [ref. 6541], Kuiter 2009:276 [ref. 30404], Haÿ et al. 2023:23 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Synonym of Microphis brachyurus (Bleeker 1854). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

pristipeltis, Doryichthys Kaup [J. J.] 1856:58 [Catalogue of lophobranchiate fish in the collection of the British Museum; ref. 2575] Unknown locality. Holotype (unique): NMW. •Questionably a synonym of Oostethus brachyurus (Bleeker 1854) -- (Dawson 1979:467 [ref. 19285], Kottelat 2013:306 [ref. 32989]). •Questionably a synonym of Microphis brachyurus (Bleeker 1854) -- (Dawson 1984:152 [ref. 5879], Dawson 1985:138 [ref. 6541]). •Synonym of Microphis brachyurus (Bleeker 1854) -- (Haÿ et al. 2023:23 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Synonym of Microphis brachyurus (Bleeker 1854). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

sanctipauli, Belonichthys Sauvage [H.-E.] 1879:45, Pl. 1 (fig. 1) [Archives de zoologie expérimentale et générale (Paris) v. 8; ref. 14281] St. Paul Island, southern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Originally as Sancti Pauli. •Synonym of Microphis fluviatilis (Peters 1852) -- (Dawson 1984:138 [ref. 5879], Dawson 1985:128 [ref. 6541], Dawson 1986:284 [ref. 6201], Haÿ et al. 2023:22 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Synonym of Microphis fluviatilis (Peters 1852). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

schmidti, Paramicrophis Klausewitz [W.] 1955:326, Figs. 1a-c [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 36 (no. 5/6); ref. 2611] Mumbai, India. Holotype: SMF 3570 [actual 3743]. Paratypes: (25) CAS 14038 (2), GCRL 16248 (?), SMF 3571 (25, ?now 21). •Synonym of Microphis cuncalus (Hamilton 1822) -- (Dawson 1984:148 [ref. 5879], Dawson 1985:136 [ref. 6541], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:770 [ref. 20764], Kuiter 2009:274 [ref. 30404], Kottelat 2013:306 [ref. 32989], Haÿ et al. 2023:22 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Synonym of Microphis cuncalus (Hamilton 1822). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

sierra, Doryrhamphus Nichols [J. T.] 1915:142, Fig. 1 [Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History v. 34 (art. 7); ref. 15004] Mouth of the Loiza River, east of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Holotype: AMNH 4840. Paratypes: AMNH 4841 (11). •Synonym of Oostethus brachyurus (Bleeker 1853), subspecies lineatus (Kaup 1856) -- (Dawson 1979:476 [ref. 19285], Dawson 1982:18 [ref. 6764]). •Synonym of Microphis lineatus (Kaup 1856) -- (Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:591 [ref. 27061], Haÿ et al. 2023:23 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Synonym of Microphis lineatus (Kaup 1856). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

smithii, Microphis (Doryichthys) Duméril [A. H. A.] 1870:599 [Histoire naturelle des poissons ou ichthyologie générale v. 2; ref. 1147] Old Calabar River, West Africa. Holotype: BMNH 1866.6.26.12. Based on Dorichthys sp. Smith 1867 [ref. 20421]. •Synonym of Oostethus brachyurus (Bleeker 1854), subspecies aculeatus (Kaup 1856) -- (Dawson 1979:473 [ref. 19285], Dawson 1986:286 [ref. 6201], Dawson 1990:661 [ref. 17542]). •Synonym of Microphis brachyurus (Bleeker 1854), subspecies aculeatus (Kaup 1856) -- (Lévêque in Lévêque et al. 1992:578 [ref. 21590]). •Synonymy of Microphis aculeatus (Kaup 1856) -- (Haÿ et al. 2023:22 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Synonym of Microphis aculeatus (Kaup 1856). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

spinachioides, Doryichthys Duncker [G.] 1915:52 [Mitteilungen aus dem Naturhistorischen (Zoologischen) Museum in Hamburg v. 32; ref. 6567] Sepik River (Kaiserin Augusta River), New Guinea. Holotype (unique): ZMH 11555 (apparently destroyed). •Valid as Microphis spinachioides (Duncker 1915) -- (Dawson 1984:139 [ref. 5879], Dawson 1985:129 [ref. 6541], Allen & Coates 1990:78 [ref. 25561], Allen 1991:110 [ref. 21090], Paulus 1999:2271 [ref. 24794], Kuiter 2009:273 [ref. 30404], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 4 [ref. 35615], Haÿ et al. 2023:22 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Valid as Microphis spinachioides (Duncker 1915). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Distribution: Papua New Guinea. Habitat: freshwater.

spinosus, Doryichthys Kaup [J. J.] (ex Schlegel) 1856:57 [Catalogue of lophobranchiate fish in the collection of the British Museum; ref. 2575] Java; Borneo; Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Syntypes: (many) BMNH 1848.2.11.2 (1), MNHN, ?RMNH 3846 (2). Type catalog: Dawson 1985:55 [ref. 6541]. •Synonym of Doryichthys boaja (Bleeker 1850) -- (Dawson 1981:12 [ref. 5527], Dawson 1985:55 [ref. 6541], Roberts 1989:159 [ref. 6439], Kottelat 2013:302 [ref. 32989], Miesen et al. 2016:87 [ref. 34492]). •Synonym of Microphis boaja (Bleeker 1850) -- (Haÿ et al. 2023:24 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Synonym of Microphis boaja (Bleeker 1850). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Habitat: freshwater.

stictorhynchus, Doryichthys Ogilby [J. D.] 1912:34 [Memoirs of the Queensland Museum v. 1; ref. 14855] Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): QM I.1552 [ex AFAQ 1741]. •Synonym of Oostethus manadensis (Bleeker 1856) -- (Kottelat 2013:306 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Microphis manadensis (Bleeker 1856) -- (Dawson 1984:158 [ref. 5879], Dawson 1985:141 [ref. 6541], Paxton et al. 1989:426 [ref. 12442], Johnson 1999:726 [ref. 25471], Paxton et al. 2006:836 [ref. 29073], Haÿ et al. 2023:23 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Synonym of Microphis manadensis (Bleeker 1856). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

torrei, Siphostoma Nichols [J. T.] 1912:183, Fig. 1 [Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History v. 31 (art. 18); ref. 14853] Matanzas, Río San Juan, Cuba. Holotype (unique): AMNH 3359. •Synonym of Oostethus brachyurus (Bleeker 1853), subspecies lineatus (Kaup 1856) -- (Dawson 1979:476 [ref. 19285], Dawson 1982:17 [ref. 6764]). •Synonym of Microphis lineatus (Kaup 1856) -- (Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:591 [ref. 27061], Haÿ et al. 2023:23 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Synonym of Microphis lineatus (Kaup 1856). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

vaillantii, Caelonotus Juillerat [E.] 1880:176 [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 4; ref. 18367] Madagascar. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-2359. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:44 [ref. 19576]. Genus should have been Coelonotus. •Synonym of Microphis leiaspis (Bleeker 1853) -- (Dawson 1984:131 [ref. 5879], Dawson 1985:132 [ref. 6541], Dawson 1986:285 [ref. 6201]). •Valid as Microphis vaillantii (Juillerat 1880) -- (Kuiter 2009:272 [ref. 30404], Fricke et al. 2018:125 [ref. 35805], Moots 2022:483 [ref. 39722], Haÿ et al. 2023:26 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Valid as Microphis vaillantii (Juillerat 1880). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Madagascar and Reunion Island. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

yoshi, Siphostoma Snyder [J. O.] 1909:597 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 36 (no. 1688); ref. 4151] Tanegashima Island, Osumi Islands, Japan. Holotype (unique): USNM 62944. •Valid as Microphis yoshi (Snyder 1909) -- (Kuiter 2009:273 [ref. 30404]). •Synonym of Microphis leiaspis (Bleeker 1853) -- (Dawson 1984:131 [ref. 5879], Dawson 1985:132 [ref. 6541], Dawson 1986:285 [ref. 6201], Haÿ et al. 2023:24 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Valid as Microphis yoshi (Snyder 1909). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

zambezensis, Syngnathus Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1855:465 [Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1855; ref. 3449] Tette [Tete], Zambezi River, Mozambique. Syntypes: ZMB 6233 (1). See also Peters 1855:278 [ref. 13448]. An unneeded replacement name for Syngnathus fluviatilis Peters 1852, not preoccupied by Syngnathus fluviatilis van Hasselt 1823. •Synonym of Microphis fluviatilis (Peters 1852) -- (Dawson 1984:137 [ref. 5879], Dawson 1985:128 [ref. 6541], Dawson 1986:454 [ref. 5650], Dawson 1986:284 [ref. 6201], Haÿ et al. 2023:22 [ref. 40264]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Microphis fluviatilis (Peters 1852). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

zonatus, Syngnathus Károli [J.] 1882:185 [Természetrajzi Füzetek, Budapest v. 5 (no. 2) (for 1881); ref. 14295] Sarawak state, Borneo, East Malaysia. Syntypes: (3) MNSB 1543. •Synonym of Doryichthys boaja (Bleeker 1850) -- (Dawson 1981:12 [ref. 5527], Dawson 1985:55 [ref. 6541], Roberts 1989:159 [ref. 6439], Kottelat 2013:302 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Microphis boaja (Bleeker 1851) -- (Haÿ et al. 2023:24 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Synonym of Microphis boaja (Bleeker 1850). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Habitat: freshwater.