Author: Bleeker, 1864
FBname: Dark-shouldered snake eel
Comments: Inhabits muddy to sandy inshore areas and occasionally forages in the open at night (Ref. 637).  Burrowing species (Ref. 75154).  Caught rarely with gill net from the muddy shallow bottoms of Ryukyu Islands (Ref. 637). Nocturnally active (Ref 90102).