Common name | Chiselmouth |
Language | English |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
Country | Canada |
Locality | British Columbia |
Ref. | Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman, 1998 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
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Remarks | 'Chiselmouth', i.e., mouth resembling a chisel (metal tool with a cutting edge at the end of a blade used in dressing , shaping, or working a solid material, p. 234 in Ref. 11978), alluding to the lower lip which is covered with a hard cartilagenous sheath, with an almost straight-cutting edge like that of a chisel (Ref. 1998). |