WoRMS name details
Leptocephalus capensis Kaup, 1856
314765 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:314765)
unaccepted (synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Kaup, J. J. (1856). Catalogue of apodal fish in the collection of the British Museum. <em>London.</em> 1-163, Pls. 1-19., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12189820 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Leptocephalus capensis Kaup, 1856. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=314765 on 2026-07-20
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Nomenclature
original description
Kaup, J. J. (1856). Catalogue of apodal fish in the collection of the British Museum. <em>London.</em> 1-163, Pls. 1-19., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12189820 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
