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.