| Common name | Ashen conger eel |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Kailola, P.J., 1987 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | primary lexeme |
| 1st modifier | other fish |
| 2nd modifier | color pattern(s) |
| Remarks | 'eel' from Middle English, 'ele', from Old English 'ael' and akin to Old High German, 'ãl' (Ref. 11978); 'conger' from Middle English 'congre' via Old French from Latin 'congr-', 'conger' from Greek 'gongros' and akin to Old Norse 'kökkr', i.e., ball (Ref 11978); 'ashen', i.e., resembling ashes, pale in color (Ref. 11978). |