dieffenbachii, Anguilla Gray [J. E.] 1842:73 [Zoological Miscellany [No. 1]; ref. 18157] River Thames, New Zealand. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1965.11.5.9. •Valid as Anguilla dieffenbachii Gray 1842 -- (Ege 1939:90 [ref. 13172], Paulin et al. 1989:67 [ref. 24556], McDowall et al. 1998:1 [ref. 23822], Huang et al. 2001:42 [ref. 25846], Watanabe et al. 2005:677 [ref. 39169], Teng et al. 2009:817 [ref. 30569], Watanabe et al. 2014:574 [ref. 35475], McDowall et al. 2015:222 [ref. 34232], Kuroki et al. 2022:177 [ref. 39912]). Current status: Valid as Anguilla dieffenbachii Gray 1842. Anguillidae. Distribution: New Zealand. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.