[2] It was described by David Starr Jordan and Bradley Moore Davis in 1891, originally under the genus Myrophis.

[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the southwestern Atlantic Ocean.

It is known to dwell at a depth of 108 metres (354 ft).

Males can reach a maximum NG of 26 centimetres (10 in).

[2] This Ophichthidae article is a stub.