[2] It was described by Leonard Peter Schultz and Loren Paul Woods in 1949.

[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Philippines (from which its species epithet and common name are derived), in the western central Pacific Ocean.

It is known to dwell at a depth of 59 metres (194 ft), and inhabits sandy sediments.

Males can reach a maximum total length of 30 centimetres (12 in).

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