| Common name | Speckled sidereal moray |
| Language | English |
| Type | FAO old |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 4 - (Less common name) |
| Country | Global |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Sommer, C., W. Schneider and J.-M. Poutiers, 1996 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | other fish |
| 1st modifier | color pattern(s) |
| 2nd modifier | color pattern(s) |
| Remarks | 'moray' from Latin 'muraena' and Greek 'myraina', i.e., a fish of which the ancients were very fond; 'siderial', i.e., astral, from Latin 'sidereus', from 'sider-, sidus', i.e., star, constellation, akin to Lithuanian 'svidus', i.e., shining (p. 1094, Ref. 11979). Name not listed in ASFIS version 2006 (Ref. 56807). |