Common name of Nemichthys scolopaceus
 
اسم عام Slender snipe eel
Language English
Type AFS
Official trade name No
Rank 1 - (Legal common name (unique))
Country United States (contiguous states)
Locality
مرجع Page, L.M., H. Espinosa-Pérez, L.T. Findley, C.R. Gilbert, R.N. Lea, N.E. Mandrak, R.L. Mayden and J.S. Nelson, 2013
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core primary lexeme
1st modifier non-fish animal
2nd modifier morphology
Remarks 'eel' from Middle English, 'ele', from Old English 'ael' and akin to Old High German, 'ãl' (Ref. 11978); 'snipe', i.e., any of various slender-billed birds or to aim a carping or snide atack, from Middle English of Scandinavian origin and akin to Old Norse 'snipa', i.e., snipe and Old High German 'snepfa' (Ref. 11978). Also Ref. 276, 52299.
 
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