Species that contain: Microphis and retzii [ 4 ] records

albadorsum, Doryichthys retzii Fowler [H. W.] 1944:161, Figs. 10-11 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 96; ref. 1451] Vanuatu, New Hebrides. Holotype (unique): ANSP 71351. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:158 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Microphis retzii (Bleeker 1856) -- (Dawson 1984:167 [ref. 5879], Dawson 1985:134 [ref. 6541]). •Synonym of Lophocampus retzii (Bleeker 1856) -- (Kottelat 2013:305 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Microphis torrentius Jordan & Seale 1906 -- (Haÿ et al. 2023:27 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Synonym of Lophocampus torrentius (Jordan & Seale 1906). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

caudatus, Microphis Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1868:276 [Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1868; ref. 3442] Freshwater stream in Loquilócun, Samar Island, Philippines; Java, Indonesia. Syntypes: (3) ZMB 6646 (1), ?6686 (1). •Synonym of Lophocampus retzii (Bleeker 1856) -- (Kottelat 2013:305 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Microphis retzii (Bleeker 1856) -- (Dawson 1984:166 [ref. 5879], Dawson 1985:134 [ref. 6541], Haÿ et al. 2023:23 [ref. 40264]). Current status: Synonym of Lophocampus retzii (Bleeker 1856). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

retzii, Syngnathus Bleeker [P.] 1856:76 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 1 (6); ref. 352] Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Syntypes: (37) BMNH 1867.11.28.350 (2), ?NMV 46624-25 (2), RMNH 7236 (some of 30), ZMA 115996 (1). •Valid as Lophocampus retzii (Bleeker 1856) -- (Kottelat 2013:305 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Microphis retzii (Bleeker 1856) -- (Dawson 1984:166 [ref. 5879], Dawson 1985:134 [ref. 6541], Allen 1991:109 [ref. 21090], Kottelat et al. 1993:100 [ref. 23448], Yoshino & Yochigou 1998:202 [ref. 23391], Paulus 1999:2271 [ref. 24794], Nakabo 2000:527 [ref. 25086], Sakai et al. 2001:91 [ref. 25693], Nakabo 2002:527 [ref. 26001], Larson & Pidgeon 2004:196 [ref. 28107], Fricke 2004:51 [ref. 28269], Kuiter 2009:272 [ref. 30404], Fricke et al. 2011:376 [ref. 31242], Fricke et al. 2014:47 [ref. 33932], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 4 [ref. 35615], Fricke et al. 2019:96 [ref. 36673], Hashimoto et al. 2023:9 [ref. 40128], Okamura et al. 2023:1 [ref. 40166], Haÿ et al. 2023:23 [ref. 40264], Jamandre 2023:176 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Valid as Lophocampus retzii (Bleeker 1856). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia east to Pohnpei (Micronesia) and Samoa, north to Kochi Prefecture (Japan), south to New Caledonia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

torrentius, Microphis Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1906:215, Fig. 22 [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 25 (for 1905); ref. 2497] Vaivase River, near Vailele, east of Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa. Holotype: USNM 51725. Paratypes: USNM 61171 (2). •Synonym of Microphis retzii (Bleeker 1856) -- (Dawson 1984:166 [ref. 5879], Dawson 1985:134 [ref. 6541]). •Synonym of Lophocampus retzii (Bleeker 1856) -- (Kottelat 2013:305 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Microphis torrentius Jordan & Seale 1906 -- (Haÿ et al. 2023:27 [ref. 40264]). •Valid as Lophocampus torrentius (Jordan & Seale 1906). Current status: Valid as Lophocampus torrentius (Jordan & Seale 1906). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Samoa, Vanuatu and New Caledonia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.