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.