Typová lokalita
Daxi, Yilan, northeastern Taiwan, depth ca. 100-200 meters.
Původní popis
Lin, J., Smith, D. G., Shao K.-T. & Chen, H.-M. 2015. Saurenchelys gigas sp. nov., a new nettastomatid eel (Teleostei, Anguilliformes, Nettastomatidae) from the western central Pacific. Zootaxa 4060 (no. 1): 121-130.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.