Common name of Muraena helena
 
Common name Murène de la Méditerranée
Language French
Type FAO old
Official trade name No
Rank 4 - (Less common name)
Country France
Locality
Ref. Bauchot, M.-L., 1987
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core other fish
1st modifier locality/area
2nd modifier
Remarks 'murène', i.e., moray; 'moray' from Latin 'muraena' and Greek 'myraina', i.e., a fish of which the ancients were very fond. Name also cited in Ref. 27000. 'Méditerranée', i.e., the Mediterranean Sea. Name not listed in ASFIS version 2006 (Ref. 56807).
 
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