Common name | Himalayan salmon |
Language | English |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
Country | Nepal |
Locality | |
Ref. | Shrestha, T.K., 1990 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
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Remarks | 'Himalayan' refers to the Himalayan mountain ranges in Asia; 'salmon' replaced Old English 'laex' (German 'lachs'; Swedish 'lax', source of English 'gravlax'; Yiddish 'laks', source of English 'lox', i.e., smoked salmon; Russian 'losos') borrowed from Anglo-Norman 'saumoun' from Latin 'salmo, -onis' linked to 'salire', i.e., to jump and hence, the leaping fish (p. 454 in Ref. 11979). |