capensis, Hemiramphus Thominot [A.] 1886:166 [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 10; ref. 17904] Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-7601. Type catalog: Collette et al. 1997:15 [ref. 22813]. •Valid as Hyporhamphus capensis (Thominot 1886) -- (Parin et al. 1980:46 [ref. 6895], Collette 1986:163 [ref. 6197], Collette 1986:390 [ref. 5647], Poll & Gosse 1995:99 [ref. 24781], Collette 2004:7 [ref. 27583], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:127 [ref. 28072], Collette 2022:361 [ref. 39718]). Current status: Valid as Hyporhamphus capensis (Thominot 1886). Hemiramphidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Western Cape, eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) north to southern Mozambique. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.