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). |