brevirostris, Anguilla Cisternas [R.] 1877:108 [Anales de la Sociedad Española de Historia Natural, Madrid v. 6 (for 7 Mar. 1877); ref. 14239] Valencia, Spain. No types known. •Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:221 [ref. 7185], Smith 1990:152 [ref. 13454], Tesch 1991:389 [ref. 24843], Kottelat 1997:36 [ref. 22952], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:21 [ref. 37983]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.