| Common name | Abyssal macrourid |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | United States (contiguous states) |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba, 1990 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | other/n.a. |
| 1st modifier | habitat/ecology |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'macrourid', from Latin name of family 'Macrouridae', from Latin 'macro' (i.e., large, big) and 'uro' (i.e., to burn, scorch, parch, dry up, sting or pain acutely) (Ref. 27838); 'abyssal', i.e., of or relating to the bottom waters of the ocean depths (p. 47, Ref. 11978). |