| Common name | Leopard moray |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Morton, B., 1979 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | other fish |
| 1st modifier | non-fish animal |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'moray' from Latin 'muraena' and Greek 'myraina', i.e., a fish of which the ancients were very fond; 'leopard', from Middle English from Old French 'leupart' from Latin 'leopardus' from Greek 'leopardos', from 'leon', i.e., lion and 'pardos' (p. 684, Ref. 11978). |