capensis, Leptocephalus Kaup [J. J.] (ex Lalande) 1857:153 [Catalogue of the apodal fish in the collection of the British Museum; ref. 2573] Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Holotype: MNHN B-3165 (poor condition). Type catalog: Bertin 1935:100 [ref. 21550], Bauchot et al. 1993:120 [ref. 20810]. •Valid as Gnathophis capensis (Kaup 1857) -- (Castle 1986:164 [ref. 5644], Smith 1989:521 [ref. 13285], Andrew et al. 1995:11 [ref. 38009], Smith & Heemstra 2022:92 [ref. 39685]). Current status: Valid as Gnathophis capensis (Kaup 1857). Congridae: Congrinae. Distribution: Southern-central Atlantic: Tristan da Cunha Island; southeastern Atlantic, southwestern Indian Ocean: Orange River east to Plettenberg bay (South Africa). Habitat: marine.