Common name | Speckled snake eel |
Language | English |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
Country | Oman |
Locality | |
Ref. | Randall, J.E., 1995 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | non-fish animal |
1st modifier | color pattern(s) |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | 'eel' from Middle English, 'ele', from Old English 'ael' and akin to Old High German, 'ãl' (Ref. 11978); 'snake' like 'serpent' and 'snail' is etymologically the 'crawling' animal, from a prehistoric German base denoting 'crawl' (p. 485 in Ref. 11979). |