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.