Common name of Aphanopus carbo
 
Common name Black scabbardfish
Language English
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 inanimate object
1st modifier color pattern(s)
2nd modifier
Remarks 'scabbard', i.e., sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet (p. 1046, Ref. 11979); 'black', from Old English 'blæc', of obscure origins but probably related to Latin 'flagrare' and Greek 'phlégein', i.e., burn, from Indo-European 'phleg-, bhleg-' (p. 65 in Ref. 11979). Also Ref. 6181, 54735, 56807, 83882, 87040, 90062, 93840, 95632, 101110, 115257, 118272, 122997, 124692.
Back to Search
Comments & Corrections
cfm script by eagbayani, 11.10.04 ,  php script by rolavides, 25/03/08 ,  last modified by sortiz, 06/27/17