Common name of Mormyrops anguilloides
 
Common name Cornish jack
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country South Africa
Locality
Ref. Skelton, P.H., 1993
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core
1st modifier
2nd modifier
Remarks Probably given by early settlers for the resemblance between this fish and the European pike, known as "Jack" in parts of England (Ref. 52193). Also Ref. 5214.
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