| Common name | Moreia-amarela |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Cape Verde |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Reiner, F., 1996 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | other fish |
| 1st modifier | color pattern(s) |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'moreia', 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; 'amarela', i.e., yellow. |