| Common name | Patagonian 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 | locality/area |
| 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); 'Patagonian', i.e. of the Patagonia region in South America, in South Argentina and South Chile between the Andes and the Atlantic of 40°S latitude and sometimes considered to include Tierra del Fuego (p. 1491, Ref. 11978). Also Ref. 1371, 56807, 83882, 90062, 93840, 95632. |