| Common name | Murena |
| Language | Italian |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Italy |
| Locality | Campania, Emilia, Marche, Sardegna, and Veneto (Ref. 26335). |
| Ref. | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 1990 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | other fish |
| 1st modifier | |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'murena', 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, 26335. |