Common name of Gymnothorax undulatus
 
Common name Leopard moray
Language English
Type AFS old
Official trade name No
Rank 1 - (Legal common name (unique))
Country Mexico
Locality
Ref. Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott, 1991
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core other fish
1st modifier non-fish animal
2nd modifier
Remarks 'moray' from Latin 'muraena' and Greek 'myraina', i.e., a fish of which the ancients were very fond; 'leopard', from Middle English from Old French 'leupart' from Latin 'leopardus' from Greek 'leopardos', from 'leon', i.e., lion and 'pardos' (p. 684, Ref. 11978).
 
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