Common name of Bagre marinus
 
Common name Bagre-mandim
Language Portuguese
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Brazil
Locality Northeastern Brazil
Ref. Nomura, H., 1984
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core primary lexeme
1st modifier primary lexeme
2nd modifier
Remarks Bagre = catfish + mandim = probably a variation of mani, common designation for Siluriformes (Original language: Tupi)also referred in Szpilman (2000)
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