microphthalmus, Areliscus von Bonde [C.] 1922:24, Pl. 4 (fig. 3) [Report Fisheries and Marine Biological Survey, Union of South Africa Rep. 2 (art. 1); ref. 520] KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean, Pickle station 180, 29 fathoms. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1922.3.27.17. •Synonym of Cynoglossus capensis (Kaup 1858) -- (Menon 1977:57 [ref. 7071], Heemstra 1986:866 [ref. 5660], Munroe 2022:371 [ref. 40234] with question). •Valid as Cynoglossus microphthalmus (von Bonde 1922) -- (Fricke et al. 2017:85 [ref. 35160] with author as Bonde). Current status: Valid as Cynoglossus microphthalmus (von Bonde 1922). Cynoglossidae: Cynoglossinae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa). Habitat: brackish, marine.