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macrocephala, Muraena Rapp [W. L. von] 1849:142, Pl. 2 [Jahreshefte des Vereins für Vaterländische Naturkunde in Württemberg v. 4; ref. 19492] Umlaas River/Umlazi River, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): SMNS 26204. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Muraena macrocephala Lesueur 1817. •Synonym of Anguilla bicolor McClelland 1844 -- (Ege 1939:151 [ref. 13172], Castle 1984:35 [ref. 6171], Kottelat 2013:37 [ref. 32989] with question). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Anguilla bicolor McClelland 1844. Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.


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