Common name | Xaagu |
Language | Haida |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
Country | Canada |
Locality | Queen Charlotte Islands. |
Ref. | Jones, R. and B. Lefeaux-Valentine (eds.), 1991 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
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Remarks | Previously plentiful year round, but more accessible in spring and summer months; hence the Haida proverb 'When the salmonberrie are ripe, the halibut are in the kelp'. |