capensis, Belone Günther [A.] 1866:247 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 6; ref. 1983] Cape of Good Hope, South Africa [probably in error for a locality further north in the eastern Atlantic]. Lectotype: BMNH 1845.11.8.17. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1851.10.26.115 (1, stuffed, poor condition). Lectotype selected by Mees 1962:36, footnote [ref. 13277]. See also Opinion 900 where houttuyni is rejected for priority. See Collette 2003:8 [ref. 27306] for comments on type locality. •Synonym of Belone houttuyni (Walbaum 1792) -- (Mees 1962:33 [ref. 13277]). •Not the same as Petalichthys capensis Regan 1904. •Synonym of Strongylura senegalensis (Valenciennes 1846) -- (Collette 2003:8 [ref. 27306]). Current status: Synonym of Strongylura senegalensis (Valenciennes 1846). Belonidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.