[4] It was described by Isaac Ginsburg in 1951, originally under the genus Gordiichthys.

[5] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the eastern Gulf of Mexico, in the western Atlantic Ocean.

It dwells at a depth range of 22 to 36 metres (72 to 118 ft).

Males can reach a maximum total length of 80.1 centimeters (31.5 in).

[4] This Ophichthidae article is a stub.