Common name of Anoplopoma fimbria
 
Common name Sablefish
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Alaska
Locality
Ref. Quast, J.C. and E.L. Hall, 1972
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core non-fish animal
1st modifier
2nd modifier
Remarks 'Sable', i.e., so called because of the soft, almost furry, feel of the dark skin (Ref. 9988); 'fish' from Germanic 'fiskaz' from same source as Latin 'piscis' from Indo-European word 'piskos' (p. 229 in Ref. 11979).
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