| Common name | Back's grayling |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | Canada |
| Locality | British Columbia |
| Ref. | Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman, 1973 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | color pattern(s) |
| 1st modifier | person (eponym) |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'Grayling', i.e., general term given to salmonid species valued as food and sport fish (p. 534 in Ref. 11978). |