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Species related to Anguilla mossambica: [ 6 ] records

delalandi, Anguilla Kaup [J. J.] 1857:50, Pl. 8 (fig. 41) [Catalogue of the apodal fish in the collection of the British Museum; ref. 2573] Great Fish River, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Holotype (unique): MNHN (not found). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:124 [ref. 20810]. Appeared first without description in Kaup 1856:55 [ref. 2572]. •Synonym of Anguilla mossambica (Peters 1852) -- (Ege 1939:90 [ref. 13172], Castle 1984:37 [ref. 6171], Castle 1986:161 [ref. 5644], Fricke et al. 2018:31 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla mossambica (Peters 1852). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

capensis, Anguilla Kaup [J. J.] 1859:18, Pl. 2 (fig. 3) [Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der Naturwissenschaften herausgegeben von dem Naturwissenschaftlichen Verein in Hamburg v. 4 (no. 2); ref. 2586] Holotype (unique): ZSM [old collection] destroyed in WWII. Type catalog: Neumann 2006:265 [ref. 28925]. •Synonym of Anguilla mossambica (Peters 1852) -- (Ege 1939:90 [ref. 13172] with question, Castle 1984:37 [ref. 6171]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla mossambica (Peters 1852). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

mossambica, Muraena (Anguilla) Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1852:684 [Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1852; ref. 18539] Molumbo [Lumbo] River, Mozambique [East Africa]. Holotype (unique): ZMB 6230. Also in Peters 1868:98, Pl. 18 (fig. 1) [ref. 3440] as Anguilla mossambica. •Valid as Anguilla mossambica (Peters 1852) -- (Ege 1939:90 [ref. 13172], Castle 1984:36 [ref. 6171], Castle 1986:161 [ref. 5644], Skelton 1993:105 [ref. 24071], Quéro & Saldanha 1995:63 [ref. 22017], Tagliavini et al. 1996:271 [ref. 25516], Aoyama et al. 1996:374 [ref. 24707], Reinthal & Stiassny 1997:354 [ref. 22780], Fricke 1999:38 [ref. 24106], Keith et al. 1999:76 [ref. 24548], Stiassny & Harrison 2000:147 [ref. 25252], Huang et al. 2001:42 [ref. 25846], Skelton 2001:105 [ref. 27406], Seegers et al. 2003:30 [ref. 28087], Watanabe et al. 2005:677 [ref. 39169], Fricke et al. 2009:14 [ref. 30213], Teng et al. 2009:817 [ref. 30569], Marshall 2011:61 [ref. 31755], Fricke et al. 2018:31 [ref. 35805], Arndt & Fricke 2019:10 [ref. 36883], Eudeline 2022:129 [ref. 39191], Kuroki et al. 2022:179 [ref. 39912], Smith 2022:85 [ref. 39684], Fricke et al. 2024:64 [ref. 41255], Whitfield 2025:274 [ref. 42563]). Current status: Valid as Anguilla mossambica (Peters 1852). Anguillidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: South Africa and East Africa, Mayotte (France), Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius). IUCN (2020): Near Threatened. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

lalandi, Anguilla Sauvage [H.-E.] 1891:498, Pl. 50 (fig. 6) [Histoire physique, naturelle et politique de Madagascar; ref. 14503] Incorrect subsequent spelling; appears as above on Pl. 50, but this should have been Anguilla delalandi Kaup as listed on Sauvage's p. 498 as delalandii; not available. Current status: Synonym of Anguilla mossambica (Peters 1852). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

capensis, Anguilla Castelnau [F. L.] 1861:73 [Mémoire sur les poissons de l'Afrique australe; ref. 767] Grand Namaquois (Namaquas), South Africa. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-2337. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:94 [ref. 20810]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Anguilla capensis Kaup 1860. •Synonym of Anguilla mossambica (Peters 1852) -- (Bauchot et al. 1993:94 [ref. 20810]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Anguilla mossambica (Peters 1852). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

anguillaris, Tribranchus Peters [W. (C. H.)] in Müller 1846:193, footnote [Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin for 1844; ref. 13283] Perhaps available, very brief description in footnote. •Synonym of Anguilla mossambica (Peters 1852) -- (Ege 1939:90 [ref. 13172]). •Name only, not available -- (Castle 1984:36 [ref. 6171]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla mossambica (Peters 1852). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.