[4] It was described by Charles Barkley Wade in 1946, originally under the genus Chiloconger.

[5] It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from the eastern and southeastern Pacific Ocean, including Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, the Galapagos Islands, Panama, and Revillagigedo.

[1] It dwells at a depth range of 108–150 metres.

Males can reach a maximum total length of 30 centimetres.

[4] Due to its widespread distribution, lack of known threats, and lack of observed population decline, the IUCN redlist currently lists the Shorttail conger as Least Concern.