| Common name | Eel catfish |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Niue |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Dalzell, P., S.R. Lindsay and H. Patiale, 1991 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | non-fish animal |
| 1st modifier | primary lexeme |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'eel' from Middle English, 'ele', from Old English 'ael' and akin to Old High German, 'ãl' (Ref. 11978); 'catfish', i.e., fish that resembles a cat, mainly because of the long tactile barbels around the mouth (Ref. 11978). |