Common name of Argentina sphyraena
 
Common name Petite argentine
Language French
Type FAO
Official trade name No
Rank 1 - (Legal common name (unique))
Country Global
Locality
Ref. FAO-FIES, 2023
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core
1st modifier
2nd modifier
Remarks 'Petite', i.e., small, from Latin slang 'pittittus, pititus, pitt', i.e., infant language expressing smallness and from Italian 'piccolo' (p. 557 in Ref. 9404); 'argentine' from 'argent' from Latin 'argentum', i.e., silver (Ref. 9404). Name not listed in ASFIS version 2006 (Ref. 56807). Also Ref. 3397, 82178, 87040, 90062, 93840, 95632, 115257, 115257, 118272, 124692.
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