[1] It was described by Michael Hin-Kiu Mok, Chi-Ying Lee, and Hung-Jung Chan in 1991.

[2] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from Taiwan, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.

It is known to dwell at a depth of 1,020 metres (3,350 ft).

Males can reach a maximum total length of 74.5 centimetres (29.3 in).

[1] The species epithet refers to Donn Eric Rosen.