Common name | Conger moray |
Language | English |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
Country | United States (contiguous states) |
Locality | |
Ref. | Hardy, J.D., 1993 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | other fish |
1st modifier | other fish |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | 'moray' from Latin 'muraena' and Greek 'myraina', i.e., a fish of which the ancients were very fond; 'conger', from Middle English 'congre' from Old French from Latin 'congr-, conger' from Greek 'gongros', i.e., sea eel (p. 276, Ref. 11978). |