natalensis, Ambassis Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & Thompson [W. W.] 1908:148 [Annals of the South African Museum v. 6 (pt 2); ref. 14320] Inner harbor, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Syntypes: (numerous) AMS IA.6944-45 (1, 5); BMNH 1927.12.6.26-29 [ex SAM] (4); SAM 9887 + 11665 (83), 22081 (1). •Valid as Ambassis natalensis Gilchrist & Thompson 1908 -- (Heemstra & Martin 1986:507 [ref. 6298], Maugé 1986:298 [ref. 6218], Martin & Heemstra 1988:9 [ref. 21758], Skelton 1993:348 [ref. 24071], Skelton 2001:348 [ref. 27406], Anderson & Heemstra 2003:205 [ref. 27368], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:154 [ref. 28072], Fricke 2008:26 [ref. 30182], Fricke et al. 2009:42 [ref. 30213], Fricke et al. 2018:142 [ref. 35805], Arndt & Fricke 2019:9 [ref. 36883], Anderson & Heemstra 2022:22 [ref. 39744], Moazzam & Osmany 2022:535 [ref. 39926], Fricke et al. 2024:64 [ref. 41255]). Nomen Protectum. Current status: Valid as Ambassis natalensis Gilchrist & Thompson 1908. Ambassidae. Distribution: Red Sea; western Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius); Pakistan?. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.