| Common name | Bosch' moray eel |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Kailola, P.J., 1987 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | primary lexeme |
| 1st modifier | other fish |
| 2nd modifier | person (eponym) |
| Remarks | 'eel' from Middle English, 'ele', from Old English 'ael' and akin to Old High German, 'ãl' (Ref. 11978); 'moray' from Latin 'muraena' and Greek 'myraina', i.e., a fish of which the ancients were very fond. |