canariensis, Anguilla Valenciennes [A.] 1843:88, Pl. 20 (fig. 1) [Ichthyologie des îles Canaries v. 2 (pt 2); ref. 4502] Teneriffe, Canary Islands. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-3783. Paralectotypes: MNHN 0000-3784 (3). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:94 [ref. 20810] as holotype and paratypes, but no type was established originally. Lectotype designated by Eschmeyer 1998:316 [ref. 23416]. •Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:220 [ref. 7185], Castle 1984:34 [ref. 6171], Smith 1990:151 [ref. 13454], Kottelat 1997:35 [ref. 22952], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:20 [ref. 37983]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.