Considered a synonym of Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur, 1817)
- Ege, V.. 1939. "A revision of the genus Anguilla Shaw. A systematic, phylogenetic and geographical study". Dana Report. (16):1-257 (ffm04550)
Original description as Anguilla blephura:
- Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel. 1817. "First decade of new North American fishes". American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review. 2(2):120-121 (ffm04552)