Typová lokalita
Off Pratas Island, Dongsha Atoll, South China Sea, circa 19°22'N, 116°42'E, depth about 500 meters.
Původní popis
Ho, H.-C., Ng, S.-L. & Lin, T.-Y. 2022. Description of a new Ophichthus eel from Dongsha Atoll, South China Sea, and a range extension of Ophichthus kusanagi Hibino, McCosker & Tashiro, 2019. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology v. 70: 312-319.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.