| Common name | Reef cusk eel |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Micronesia (Federal States of) |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Lieske, E. and R. Myers, 1994 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | primary lexeme |
| 1st modifier | other fish |
| 2nd modifier | habitat/ecology |
| Remarks | 'eel' from Middle English, 'ele', from Old English 'ael' and akin to Old High German, 'ãl' (Ref. 11978); 'cusk', i.e., large edible marine fish related to the cod, also burbot, probably an alternate of tusk (a kind of codfish) (p. 317, Ref. 11919). Also Ref. 37816. |