Common name of Elops machnata
 
Common name Guinée saumon
Language French
Type FAO old
Official trade name No
Rank 4 - (Less common name)
Country France
Locality
Ref. Bianchi, G., 1985
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core behavior
1st modifier locality/area
2nd modifier
Remarks 'saumon' from Latin 'salmo, -onis' linked to 'salire', i.e., to jump and hence, the leaping fish (Ref. 11979). Name not listed in ASFIS version 2006 (Ref. 56807).
 
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