natalensis, Belone Günther [A.] 1866:243 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 6; ref. 1983] KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Syntypes: (at least 4) BMNH 1855.9.19.1085-1086 (2), 1862.12.19.35-36 (2). •Synonym of Belone ciconia Richardson 1846 -- (Mees 1962:21 [ref. 13277]). •Synonym of Strongylura leiura (Bleeker 1850) -- (Parin 1967:32 [ref. 10272], Collette 1986:387 [ref. 5647], Collette 2003:7 [ref. 27306], Kottlelat 2013:298 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Strongylura leiurus (Bleeker 1850). Current status: Synonym of Strongylura leiurus (Bleeker 1850). Belonidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.