Species that contain: Microphis and brachyurus [ 21 ] 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.