WoRMS name details
Gnatophis capensis (Kaup, 1856)
399980 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:399980)
unaccepted (misspelling)
Species
Gnatophis accepted as Gnathophis Kaup, 1859
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Leptocephalus capensis Kaup, 1856) 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. Gnatophis capensis (Kaup, 1856). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=399980 on 2026-07-27
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Nomenclature
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(of Leptocephalus capensis Kaup, 1856) 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]
