[5] It is a rare tropical, marine eel which is known solely from St. Helena, in the southeastern Atlantic Ocean.

It is known to dwell at a maximum depth of 67 meters.

Males can reach a maximum total length of 42.8 centimetres.

[4] Named in honor of John Charles Melliss (1835-1911), amateur naturalist and government surveyor on St. Helena (island in the South Atlantic), who presented the type specimen to the British Museum (Natural History).

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