Common name of Channomuraena vittata
 
Common name Long-jawed moray
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Guam
Locality
Ref. Herre, A.W.C.T. and A.F. Umali, 1948
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core other fish
1st modifier morphology
2nd modifier
Remarks 'moray' from Latin 'muraena' and Greek 'myraina', i.e., a fish of which the ancients were very fond. Also Ref. 1602.
 
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