Species that contain: Doryrhamphus and melanopleura [ 5 ] records

californiensis, Doryrhamphus Gill [T. N.] 1862:284 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14; ref. 1667] Cabo San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Fritzsche 1980:188 lists SU 19255 as holotype, but that is incorrect; the type is apparently lost or at least is not at CAS. •Possibly valid as Doryrhamphus californiensis Gill 1862 -- (Stiller et al. 2022: Additional file p. 18, 20 [ref. 39142]). •Synonym of Doryrhamphus excisus Kaup 1856 -- (Dawson 1981:5 [ref. 5511], Dawson 1985:60 [ref. 6541]). •Synonym of Doryrhamphus melanopleura (Bleeker 1858) -- (Fritzsche 1980:188 [ref. 1511]). Current status: Synonym of Doryrhamphus melanopleura (Bleeker 1858). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Habitat: marine.

cooki, Doryrhamphus melanopleura Weed [A. C.] & Woods [L. P.] in Herald in Schultz et al. 1953:249 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 202, v. 1; ref. 3975] Aitutaki Island, Cook Islands. Holotype: FMNH 16220. Paratypes: FMNH 16221 (1); USNM 116089 (3). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:33 [ref. 12367]. •Synonym of Doryrhamphus excisus Kaup 1856 -- (Dawson 1981:6 [ref. 5511], Dawson 1985:60 [ref. 6541]). •Synonym of Doryrhamphus melanopleura (Bleeker 1858). Current status: Synonym of Doryrhamphus melanopleura (Bleeker 1858). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Habitat: marine.

japonica, Doryrhamphus melanopleura Araga [C.] & Yoshino [T.] in Masuda, Araga & Yoshino 1975:183, Pl. 25 (fig. C) [Coastal fishes of southern Japan; ref. 2902] Rocky reefs near the mouth of Tanabe Bay, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. Holotype: FAKU 62218 [ex SMBL 75050]. Paratypes: FAKU 62219-20 [ex SMBL 68011-12] (1, 1), 62221-22 [ex SMBL 65030-31] (2). Correct spelling of original genus is Doryrhamphus. •Valid as Doryrhamphus japonicus Araga & Yoshino 1975 -- (Dawson 1981:10 [ref. 5511], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:86 [ref. 6441], Dawson 1985:62 [ref. 6541], Nakabo 2000:528 [ref. 25086], Randall & Lim in Randall & Lim 2000:604 [ref. 25122], Shinohara et al. 2000:177 [ref. 25987], Nakabo 2002:528 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:28 [ref. 26830], Kuiter 2009:175 [ref. 30404], Motomura et al. 2010:86 [ref. 31256], Motomura et al. 2015:17 [ref. 34709], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 4 [ref. 35615], Sonoyama et al. 2020:36 [ref. 37637], Stiller et al. 2022: Additional file p. 18 [ref. 39142]). Current status: Valid as Doryrhamphus japonicus Araga & Yoshino 1975. Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia east to Philippines and Papua New Guinea, north to Sea of Japan. Habitat: marine.

melanopleura, Syngnathus Bleeker [P.] 1858:464 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 15 (no. 2); ref. 16960] Nova Selma [Cocos-Keeling Islands, eastern Indian Ocean]. Holotype (unique): RMNH 7251. •Valid as Syngnathus melanopleura Bleeker 1858 -- (Fritzsche 1980:189 [ref. 1511]). •Synonym of Doryrhamphus excisus Kaup 1856 -- (Dawson 1981:4 [ref. 5511], Dawson 1985:60 [ref. 6541], Randall et al. 1990:73 [ref. 15987], Randall 1995:101 [ref. 22896], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:285 [ref. 24023], Thomson et al. 2000:65 [ref. 25640], Love et al. 2005:71 [ref. 37547], Randall 2005:107 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:318 [ref. 28379], Paxton et al. 2006:818 [ref. 29073], Randall 2007:160 [ref. 30952]). •Valid as Doryrhamphus melanopleura (Bleeker 1858) -- (Allen & Adrim 2003:28 [ref. 26830], Fricke 2004:20 [ref. 28269], Kuiter 2009:173 [ref. 30404], Fricke et al. 2011:375 [ref. 31242], Allen & Erdmann 2012:192 [ref. 31980], Fricke 2015:2 [ref. 33807], Fricke et al. 2019:93 [ref. 36673], Stiller et al. 2022: Additional file p. 18 [ref. 39142]). Current status: Valid as Doryrhamphus melanopleura (Bleeker 1858). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western and central Pacific: Indonesia east to Hawaiian Islands and Tuamotu Archipelago, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia and Great Barrier Reef (Queensland, Australia) New Caledonia, Tonga, and Rapa; eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to Ecuador, including southern Gulf of California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.

pleurotaenia, Doryichthys Günther [A.] 1880:62, Pl. 26 (fig. D) [Report on the shore fishes procured during the voyage of H. M. S. Challenger in the years 1873-1876 v. 1 (pt 6); ref. 2011] Off Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands, depth 18 fathoms. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1879.5.14.587. •Synonym of Doryrhamphus excisus Kaup 1856 -- (Dawson 1981:5 [ref. 5511], Dawson 1985:60 [ref. 6541], Mundy 2005:318 [ref. 28379]). •Synonym of Doryrhamphus melanopleura (Bleeker 1858). Current status: Synonym of Doryrhamphus melanopleura (Bleeker 1858). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Habitat: marine.