Author: (Günther, 1876)
FBname: Short-headed worm eel
Comments: Found inshore, in bays (Ref. 9563); burrowing, on soft bottoms (Ref. 7300).  Caught under surface nightlights, and by trap, trawl, hook-and-line, and is occasionally discovered in fish stomachs; a benthic species living from tidepool depths to 156 meters (Ref. 56887).