Common name | Marbled moray cod |
Language | English |
Type | FAO |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 4 - (Less common name) |
Country | Global |
Locality | |
Ref. | FAO-FIES, 2015 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | primary lexeme |
1st modifier | other fish |
2nd modifier | color pattern(s) |
Remarks | 'moray' from Latin 'muraena' and Greek 'myraina', i.e., a fish of which the ancients were very fond; 'cod', from Old English 'cod', i.e., pouch or with a baglike appearance (p. 122, Ref. 11979);. Also Ref. 1371, 56807, 83882, 90062, 93840, 95632. |