occidentalis, Anguilla australis forma Schmidt [E. J.] 1928:198, 203, Fig. 9d-f [Records of the Australian Museum v. 16 (no. 4); ref. 18703] Eastern Australia and Lord Howe Island. Syntypes: (several) ?AMS IA.3995-97 (3) Lord Howe I. Appeared first as a postscript in Schmidt 1928:388 [ref. 18704] but without identifying characters. Described as a new "forma" along with A. a. orientalis, the forma occurring in New Zealand (for which features were provided). •Synonym of Anguilla australis Richardson 1841 -- (Ege 1939:152 [ref. 13172], Paxton et al. 1989:122 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:304 [ref. 22532], Hoese & Gates 2006:236 [ref. 28997], Kuiter 2018:11 [ref. 36369]). Current status: Synonym of Anguilla australis Richardson 1841. Anguillidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.