| Common name | Longsnout eelpout |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Canada |
| Locality | British Columbia |
| Ref. | Hart, J.L., 1973 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | primary lexeme |
| 1st modifier | other fish |
| 2nd modifier | morphology |
| Remarks | 'eel' from Middle English, 'ele', from Old English 'ael' and akin to Old High German, 'ãl' (Ref. 11978); 'pout' from Middle English 'poute', i.e., a fish with a large head, from Old English 'pute' and akin to Middle English 'pouten', i.e., to pout and Sanskrit 'budbuda', i.e., bubble (p. 922 in Ref. 11978). Name applied to B. remigerum. |