Cephalorhynchus heavisidii (Gray, 1828) . Spicil. Zool., 1:2.
TYPE LOCALITY: South Africa, Cape Prov., "Inhab. Cape of Good Hope" .
DISTRIBUTION: South Africa to perhaps S Angola: coastal waters from Cape Town to 17°09'S (Namibia).
STATUS: CITES - Appendix II; IUCN - Insufficiently known.
SYNONYMS: hastatus .