Common name of Muraena helena
 
Common name Murène de la Méditerranée
Language French
Type FAO old
Official trade name No
Rank 4 - (Less common name)
Country France
Locality
Ref. Bauchot, M.-L., 1987
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core other fish
1st modifier locality/area
2nd modifier
Remarks 'murène', i.e., moray; 'moray' from Latin 'muraena' and Greek 'myraina', i.e., a fish of which the ancients were very fond. Name also cited in Ref. 27000. 'Méditerranée', i.e., the Mediterranean Sea. Name not listed in ASFIS version 2006 (Ref. 56807).
 
Entered by Papasissi, Christine
Modified by Sampang-Reyes, Arlene G.
Checked by Busson, Frédéric
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