mento, Syngnathus Bleeker [P.] 1856:75 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 1 (6); ref. 352] Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Syntypes: (2) BMNH 1867.11.28.351 (1), RMNH 7243 (1). •Valid as Belonichthys mento (Bleeker 1856) -- (Kottelat 2013:301 [ref. 32989], Miesen et al. 2016:87 [ref. 34492]). •Valid as Microphis mento (Bleeker 1856) -- (Dawson 1984:139 [ref. 5879], Dawson 1985:129 [ref. 6541], Allen 1991:109 [ref. 21090], Kottelat et al. 1993:100 [ref. 23448], Paulus 1999:2271 [ref. 24794], Randall & Lim in Randall & Lim 2000:604 [ref. 25122], Kuiter 2009:271 [ref. 30404], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 4 [ref. 35615], Haÿ et al. 2023:23 [ref. 40264], Jamandre 2023:175 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Valid as Belonichthys mento (Bleeker 1856). Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.