Common name of Salvelinus namaycush
 
Common name Laker
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Canada
Locality
Ref. Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman, 1998
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core habitat/ecology
1st modifier
2nd modifier
Remarks 'Laker' comes from 'lake' and maybe used for this lake-inhabiting species; 'lake' from Old French 'lac' from Latin 'lacus' of the same source as Gaelic 'loch' and Latin 'lacuna', i.e., hole, pit, pool (p. 316 in Ref. 11979).
 
Entered by Garilao, Cristina V.
Modified by Sampang-Reyes, Arlene G.
Checked by Palomares, Maria Lourdes D.
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