Being slender and almost eel-like, it is noticeable because of the light stripes on its side compared to the brown or light-grey dorsum.

The siren has only one gill slit, a finned tail (tip compressed), costal grooves, and three toes on each of the two front feet.

They are very secretive and dwell among water hyacinth roots and amid debris at pond bottoms.

They tend to take 4 years to reach sexual maturity and can have up to 61 eggs in a single breeding season.

[3] This particular siren tends to live in shallow ditches, cypress swamps, and weed-choked ponds on the coastal plains of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.