| Citation | Dawson, C.E., 1985, Indo-Pacific pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas).. The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA. |
| Ref. | 5316 Dawson, C.E., 1985 |
| Page | 141 |
| Named Used as Valid | Microphis pleurostictus |
| Comment | |
| Locality | Batu (Bato) Lake and Yassot Creek, Luzon, Philippines |
| Distribution | |
| Quote | Subgenus: @Oostethus@.May eventually prove to be best regarded as a subspecies of @M. manadensis@. |