taxonID	type	description	language	source
BA1C87DED57EFF97FF4AFE70FD64F8BA.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined Holotype: MNHN-IC-A- 2359, male, 121.3 mm SL. Madagascar. Others: MNHN-IC- 2022 - 0150 (tag R 12), female, 95.5 mm SL, Roches Beauvallon, Reunion Island, 18 Jan. 2021, Valade et al. coll. MNHN-IC- 2022 - 0151 (tag R 14, R 16, R 18, R 20, R 21, R 22, R 24, R 26, R 27), 6 females, 3 males, 93.7 – 119.5 mm SL, Roches Beauvallon, Reunion Island, 19 Oct. 2021, Valade et al. coll. Diagnosis: The species has a head length of 10 to 12 % of SL and 33 – 34 tail rings. Description: Morphomeristic data is given in Table 4. Holotype counts are given first, followed in brackets, by other specimens counts. The body is smooth, tapered and covered in dermal plates forming a series of rings. Dorsal fin rays 60 (55 – 60). Caudal fin rays nine. Pectoral fin rays 19 (17 – 19). Trunk rings 17 (17), tail rings 34 (33 – 34). Subdorsal trunk rings 4.5 (3.5 – 4.5), subdorsal tail rings 8.5 G	en	Haÿ, Vincent, Mennesson, Marion I., Lord, Clara, Keith, Philippe (2023): Why several when one can unite them all? Integrative taxonomic revision of Indo-Pacific freshwater pipefish (Nerophinae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 198: 923-956
BA1C87DED57EFF97FF4AFE70FD64F8BA.taxon	description	O PfB G (8.0 – 8.5) and total subdorsal rings 13 (12 – 13). Anal fin is atrophied and located near the urogenital papilla. Pelvic fins absent. Head length (10 to 12 % of SL); short (inferior or equal to 5 % of SL) and thin snout (equal to 1 % of SL). Size up to 121.3 mm SL. Operculum without ridge and pectoral-fin base without distinct ridge. Scutella not keeled. Absence of lateral snout ridge (Fig. 5 A). Absence of supraopercular ridge (Fig. 5 A). One supraorbital ridge from the naris to the middle of the eye (Fig. 5 A, B). Discontinuous ridge on the head from the mouth to the middle of the eye and to the middle of the head to the middle of the first trunk ring (Fig. 5 B). Pattern of lateral trunk and tail ridges, superior trunk and tail ridges are discontinuous with lateral trunk ridge confluent with the inferior tail ridge under the dorsal fin (Fig. 5 C). The section of trunk V-shaped, while section of tail is square-like. There is a sexual dimorphism, with a brood pouch for males. Brood pouch is located under trunk with pouch plates slightly convergent and pouch folds are absent; begins on the first trunk ring and ends at the urogenital papilla. Eggs are small, deposited in a single layer of four to five rows with about a hundred eggs per pouch. Colour in preservation: Male and female body are greyish. The operculum has an iridescent appearance. Usually with a dark lateral stripe, above the lateral trunk ridge, from the tip of the snout to the beginning of the tail. Scutella on the tail are circled with a black stripe. Caudal fin brownish to black, while other fins are translucent.	en	Haÿ, Vincent, Mennesson, Marion I., Lord, Clara, Keith, Philippe (2023): Why several when one can unite them all? Integrative taxonomic revision of Indo-Pacific freshwater pipefish (Nerophinae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 198: 923-956
BA1C87DED57DFF96FCE5F930FDDBFC66.taxon	description	Doryichthys albadorsum Fowler, 1944; Vanuatu; holotype: ANSP 71351. LSR O PfB	en	Haÿ, Vincent, Mennesson, Marion I., Lord, Clara, Keith, Philippe (2023): Why several when one can unite them all? Integrative taxonomic revision of Indo-Pacific freshwater pipefish (Nerophinae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 198: 923-956
BA1C87DED57AFF93FEBDFC6EFE04F90E.taxon	description	ZOOBANK REGISTRATION: urn: lsid: zoobank. o r g: a c t: C B C 4 7 8 F D - 3 A 8 D - 4 0 B 3 - A 1 A D - D 76 AFA 9 B 688 F Material examined Holotype: MNHN-IC- 2019 - 0082 (tag 19193), male, 110.72 mm SL. Vage River, Kolombangara (Solomon Islands), 18 Nov. 2015, Keith et al. coll. Paratypes: MNHN-IC- 2021 - 0336 (tag 14961, 14962, 14963), 3 females, size range 64.27 – 83.69 mm SL. Ovana River, Ranongga (Solomon Islands), 25 Oct. 2016, Keith coll. MNHN-IC- 2021 - 0337 (tag 19199), female, 67.52 mm SL. Liva River, Kolombangara (Solomon Islands), 11 Nov. 2015, Keith et al. coll. MNHN-IC- 2021 - 338 (tag 17692, 17693), 2 males, size range 93.66 – 104.79 mm SL. Hoskin River, New Britain (Papua New Guinea), 27 Oct. 2018, Keith et al. coll. MNHN-IC- 2021 - 0339 (tag 19071), male, 105.26 mm SL. Ou River, New Britain (Papua New Guinea), 29 Oct. 2018, Keith et al. coll. MNHN-IC- 2021 - 0340 (tag 19171, 19173, 19174, 19175), 1 male and 3 females, size range 73.43 – 93.45 mm SL. Gavuvu River, New Britain (Papua New Guinea), 27 Oct. 2018, Keith et al. coll. Diagnosis: Microphis nicoleae differs from its congeners by the following combination of morphological characters: 16 – 19 pectoral fin rays, 36 – 38 dorsal fin rays, 28 – 30 tail rings and 7.5 – 9.5 subdorsal tail rings. Description: Morphomeristic data is given in the Table 4. Holotype counts are given first, followed in brackets, by paratype counts. The body is smooth, tapered and covered in dermal plates forming a series of rings. Dorsal fin rays 33 (34 – 38). Caudal fin rays nine. Pectoral fin rays 16 (16 – 19). Trunk rings 16 (16), tail rings 30 (28 – 30). Subdorsal trunk rings one (0.5 – 1.5), subdorsal tail rings seven (7.0 – 8.5) and total subdorsal rings eight (7.5 – 9.5). Anal fin is atrophied and located just after the urogenital papilla. Pelvic fins absent. Head length (10 to 12 % of SL); short (inferior or equal to 5 % of SL) and thin snout (inferior or equal to 2 % of SL). The snout shape does not differ from the other congeners, M. retzii and M. torrentius. Size up to 110.7 mm SL. Operculum with a complete longitudinal ridge with supplemental ridges below the longitudinal ridge (Fig. 11 A). Pectoral-fin base with a complete distinct ridge (Fig. 11 A). Two distinct superimposed lateral snout ridges from the head of the mouth to the end of the eye (Fig. 11 A). Discontinuous supraorbital ridge from the naris to the near end of the operculum (Fig. 11 A, B). Complete supraopercular ridge over the entire length of the operculum (Fig. 11 A). Discontinuous ridge on the head from the mouth to the middle of the second trunk ring (Fig. 11 B). Scutella keeled on the side of the tail and often keeled on the side of the trunk (Fig. 11 C). Pattern of lateral trunk and tail ridges, superior trunk and tail ridges are discontinuous with lateral trunk ridge confluent with the inferior tail ridge under the dorsal fin (Fig. 11 C). Section of trunk V-shaped, while section of tail is square-like. There is a sexual dimorphism, with a brood pouch for males. Brood pouch located under trunk with pouch plates slightly convergent and pouch folds absent; begins on the first trunk ring and ends at the urogenital papilla. Eggs are small, deposited in a single layer of three to four rows with about a hundred eggs per pouch. Colour in preservation:. Male and female body brownish and, in general, the coloration appears darker on the back than on the belly. Some specimens may show white vertical stripes along the body. Some specimens may show a dark stripe on the side of the snout and the operculum. Caudal fin brownish, while other fins are translucent.	en	Haÿ, Vincent, Mennesson, Marion I., Lord, Clara, Keith, Philippe (2023): Why several when one can unite them all? Integrative taxonomic revision of Indo-Pacific freshwater pipefish (Nerophinae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 198: 923-956
