Aiakas, the genus name, is derived from the Yamana word aiakasi, which manes “deep-sea fish”, an allusion to the type locality.
eɪˈɑːkəz, ðə dʒˈɛnəs nˈeɪm, ɪz dᵻɹˈaɪvd fɹʌmðə jæmˈɑːnə wˈɜːd ˌeɪɐkˈɑːsi, wˌɪtʃ mˈeɪnz “dˈiːpsˈiː fˈɪʃ”, ɐn ɐlˈuːʒən tə ðə tˈaɪp loʊkˈælᵻɾi.