[2] It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 2004.

[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from New Caledonia, in the western Pacific Ocean.

It is known to dwell at a depth of 580 metres.

Females can reach a total length of 21.7 centimetres.

[2] The species epithet refers to the characteristic long pectoral fins of the species.