microlepis, Synaptura Bleeker [P.] 1863:456 [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeling Natuurkunde. v. 15; ref. 17016] Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Holotype (unique): RMNH 3555. •Valid as Austroglossus microlepis (Bleeker 1863) -- (Heemstra & Gon 1986:869 [ref. 5665], Desoutter 1990:1037 [ref. 18967], Bianchi & Carpenter in Bianchi et al. 1993:179 [ref. 25472], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:437 [ref. 28072], Desoutter-Meniger & Chapleau 2022:392 [ref. 40245]). Current status: Valid as Austroglossus microlepis (Bleeker 1863). Soleidae. Distribution: Southeastern Atlantic, western Indian Ocean: northern Namibia south to Cape of Good Hope (South Africa), then east to False Bay (South Africa). Habitat: marine.
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