The Short-maned sand-eelCommon names of ''Phaenomonas cooperae'' at www.fishbase.org. (''Phaenomonas cooperae'') is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).''Phaenomonas cooperae'' at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Geoffrey Palmer in 1970.Palmer, G., 1970 (19 June) ef. 7771''New records, and one new species, of teleost fishes from the Gilbert Islands.'' Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology v. 19 (no. 6): 213-234. It is a
marine
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, tropical eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific, including the Red Sea, the
Aldabra Islands
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, the
Hawaiian Islands
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, and the
Marquesan Islands
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. It is known to dwell at a depth of , and leads a
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lifestyle. Males can reach a maximum total length of .