[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the eastern Atlantic Ocean, including Morocco, Angola, Cape Verde, and Namibia.

It dwells at a depth range of 200–500 m (660–1,640 ft), and inhabits burrows in mud or sand on the continental shelf.

Males can reach a maximum total length of 48.5 cm (19.1 in).

[2] Echelus pachyrhynchus feeds primarily on bony fish.

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