| Common name | Vagrant moray |
| Language | English |
| Type | FAO old |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 4 - (Less common name) |
| Country | Global |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | McCosker, J.E. and R.H. Rosenblatt, 1995 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | other fish |
| 1st modifier | behavior |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'moray' from Latin 'muraena' and Greek 'myraina', i.e., a fish of which the ancients were very fond; 'vagrant', i.e., wandering, from Middle English 'vagraunt' from Middle French 'waucrant', 'wacrant', i.e., wandering, from Old French 'waucrer', 'wacrer', i.e., to roll, wander, of Germanic origin (p. 1301, Ref. 11978). Name not listed in ASFIS version 2006 (Ref. 56807). |