elphinstonei, Anguilla Sykes [W. H.] 1839:165 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1838 (pt 6) (for 27 Nov. 1838); ref. 18720] Deccan, India. Appeared first as above, then in Sykes 1839:62 [ref. 4306]; more complete treatment in Sykes 1841:377, Pl. 67 (fig. 3) [ref. 18868]. •Questionably a synonym of Anguilla nebulosa McClelland 1844 -- (Ege 1939:36 [ref. 13172]). •Synonym of Anguilla bengalensis (Gray 1831) -- (Menon 1999:5 [ref. 24904], Kottelat 2013:37 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Anguilla japonica Temminck & Schlegel 1846 -- (Zhang et al. 2010:178 [ref. 31511]) Current status: Synonym of Anguilla bengalensis (Gray 1831). Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.