| Common name | Polygon-spotted snipe eel |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Hawaii |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Tinker, S.W., 1978 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | primary lexeme |
| 1st modifier | non-fish animal |
| 2nd modifier | color pattern(s) |
| Remarks | 'eel' from Middle English, 'ele', from Old English 'ael' and akin to Old High German, 'ãl' (Ref. 11978); 'snipe', i.e., any of various slender-billed birds or to aim a carping or snide atack, from Middle English of Scandinavian origin and akin to Old Norse 'snipa', i.e., snipe and Old High German 'snepfa' (Ref. 11978). Under the name Nematoprora polygonifera. |