| Lokale naam | Plain moray eel |
| Taal | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Officiële handelsnaam | No |
| Rang | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Land | Papua New Guinea |
| Lokaliteit | |
| Ref. | Kailola, P.J., 1987 |
| Levensfase | juveniles and adults |
| Geslacht | females and males |
| Kern van de naam | primary lexeme |
| eerste bijkomend naamsdeel | other fish |
| tweede bijkomend naamsdeel | color pattern(s) |
| Opmerkingen | 'eel' from Middle English, 'ele', from Old English 'ael' and akin to Old High German, 'ãl' (Ref. 11978); 'moray' from Latin 'muraena' and Greek 'myraina', i.e., a fish of which the ancients were very fond. |