Common name | Carangue saumon |
Language | Creole, French |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
Country | Mauritius |
Locality | |
Ref. | Opic, P., F. Conand and P. Bourret, 1994 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | behavior |
1st modifier | other fish |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | 'saumon' from Latin 'salmo, -onis' linked to 'salire', i.e., to jump and hence, the leaping fish (p. 454 in Ref. 11979); 'carangue', i.e., any of the family Carangidae. |