[2] It was described by Ambat Gopalan Kutty Menon in 1961.

[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Pacific and Indian Ocean, including India and Sri Lanka.

It inhabits river mouths and lagoons.

Males can reach a maximum total length of 60 centimetres (24 in).

[2] The Indian longtailed sand-eel is of no commercial interest to fisheries.