[2] It was described by Alfred William Alcock in 1889.

[3] It is a marine, deep-water dwelling eel which is known from the Indo-west Pacific, including East Africa, Madagascar, and southern Japan.

[2] It dwells at a depth range of 300–1134 metres.

Males can reach a maximum total length of 50 centimetres.

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