maculatus, Leptocephalus della Croce [N.] & Castle [P. H. J.] 1966:156, Fig. 1 (A-C) [Bollettino dei Musei e degli Istituti Biologici dell'Universita di Genova v. 34 (no. 211); ref. 22894] Mozambique Channel, 19°34'S, 40°19'E, Anton Bruun station 404A, surface tow. Holotype (unique): Inst. Zool. Univ. Genoa. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Leptocephalus maculatus Steindachner 1869. •Synonym of Heteroconger hassi (Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt 1959) -- (Castle 1997:15 [ref. 22878], Castle & Randall 1999:19 [ref. 24042]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Heteroconger hassi (Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt 1959). Congridae: Heterocongrinae. Habitat: marine.