arabicus, Leptocephalus D'Ancona [U.] 1928:51, Pl. 3 (figs. 9-9a) [Memoria, Reale Comitato Talassografico Italiano No. 146; ref. 15917] Gulf of Aden, near the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, 12°05'N, 44°47'E, depth 582 meters. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Valid as Leptocephalus arabicus D'Ancona 1928 -- (Castle 1975:23 [ref. 25984]). •Uncertain identity -- (Dor 1984:37 [ref. 29757], Goren & Dor 1994:9 [ref. 25356]). •Valid as Gavialiceps arabicus (D'Ancona 1928) -- (Karmovskaya 1993:742 [ref. 22018], Adam et al. 1998:1 [ref. 23610], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S96 [ref. 27377], Lin & Ho 2018:225 [ref. 36047]). Current status: Valid as Gavialiceps arabicus (D'Ancona 1928). Congridae: Congrinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.