最初描述为 Ophisternon aenigmaticum:
- Rosen, Donn E & P.H. Greenwood. 1976. "A fourth neotropical species of synbranchid eel and the phylogeny and systematics of synbranchiform fishes". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. (157):1-69 (ffm00346) (摘要)
保育: Ophisternon aenigmaticum 未被国际自然保护联盟(IUCN)在濒危物种红色名录中为自然保育进行评估.