Uncanny Resemblance
There are several reptiles, animals, and insects that frequently appear to resemble one another or other creatures in the natural world. And depending on which thing we encountered first in life, it will be associated with it first.
The first thing that comes to mind when I see this eel is a ripe banana, and the second is that it has an exceptionally strange name. What occurred in this fish’s lifetime that earned it such a vibrant second name? Perhaps this play-by-play is correct…