Common name of Scuticaria okinawae
 
Common name Seale's moray eel
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Hawaii (USA)
Locality
Ref. Tinker, S.W., 1978
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.
 
Entered by Torres, Armi G.
Modified by Garilao, Cristina V.
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