Uznawany jako synonim Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur, 1817)
- Ege, V.. 1939. "A revision of the genus Anguilla Shaw. A systematic, phylogenetic and geographical study". Dana Report. (16):1-257 (ffm04550)
Oryginalny opis jako Muraena bostoniensis:
- Lesueur, Charles-Alexander. 1817. "A short description of five (supposed) new species of the genus Muraena, discovered by Mr. Le Sueur, in the year 1816". Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. 1(5):81-83 (ffm04547)