Common name | Ange de mer du Pacifique |
Language | French |
Type | FAO |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 4 - (Less common name) |
Country | Global |
Locality | |
Ref. | FAO-FIES, 2015 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
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1st modifier | |
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Remarks | 'Ange de mer', i.e., angel of the sea, from Dutch 'zeeëgel', i.e., sea hedgehog or 'jeeëngel', i.e., because the pectoral fins ressemble wings (Ref. 9404); 'ange' from Ecclesiastical Latin 'angelus' borrowed from Greek 'aggelos', i.e., messenger of God; 'mer' from Latin 'mare' (Ref. 9404); 'du Pacifique', i.e., of the Pacific Ocean. Also Ref. 171, 56807, 82178, 87040, 90062, 93840, 95632. |