| Common name | Bering wolffish |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Alaska |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Quast, J.C. and E.L. Hall, 1972 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | non-fish animal |
| 1st modifier | locality/area |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'wolf' from pre-historic Germanic '*wulfaz' from Indo-European '*wlqwos' (p. 576, Ref. 11979); 'Bering', i.e., of the Bering Sea. |