Common name | Muräne |
Language | German |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
Country | Germany (Federal Republic of) |
Locality | |
Ref. | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 1990 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | other fish |
1st modifier | |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | 'muräne', 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. |