Typový druh
Sympenchelys taiwanensis Hibino, Ho & Kimura, 2015..
Původní popis
Hibino, Y., Ho, H.-C. & Kimura, S., 2015. A new genus and species of worm eels, Sympenchelys taiwanensis (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae: Myrophinae), from the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa 4060 (no. 1): 41-48.