[2] It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 1999.

[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from Vanuatu, in the western Pacific Ocean.

The only known specimen had a total length of 24.8 centimetres (9.8 in),[2] and was recovered from the stomach contents of a sea snake.

[1] The species epithet "paxtoni" was given in honour of John Paxton.

[2] This Anguilliformes article is a stub.