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.