Common name | Morue arctique |
Language | French |
Type | FAO old |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 4 - (Less common name) |
Country | France |
Locality | |
Ref. | Coppola, S.R., W. Fischer, L. Garibaldi, N. Scialabba and K.E. Carpenter, 1994 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
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Remarks | 'Morue' (variant 'molue') of obscure origins; maybe from Celt 'mer'; and Old French 'luz' from Old Latin 'lucius' (p. 477 in Ref. 9404, see also 'gade' and 'brochet'); 'arctique', i.e., Arctic, from Latin 'arcticus' borrowed from Greek 'arktikos', i.e., of 'arktos' or bear and the Great Bear (p. 44 in Ref. 9404). Name not listed in ASFIS version 2006 (Ref. 56807). |