Common name of Arctogadus glacialis
 
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
Core
1st modifier
2nd modifier
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).
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