Common name of Chiloscyllium plagiosum
 
Common name Requin-chabot taches blanches
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
Core
1st modifier
2nd modifier
Remarks 'Chabot' from So. European or Norman dialects 'cabot', der. of 'cap' = head, 'chabot' = animals with big heads; 'requin' of obscure origins (Ref. 9404); 'taches' from Old Francique 'teche, têkan' (i.e., mark) of the same origin as in Gothic 'taikns' (German 'Zeichen', i.e., sign) (Ref. 9404); 'blanche', i.e., white, from Francique 'blank' (German 'blank'), i.e., shiny (p. 91 in Ref. 9404). Also Ref. 171, 56807, 82178, 87040, 90062, 93840, 95632.
 
Entered by Carpenter, Kent E.
Modified by Sampang-Reyes, Arlene G.
Checked by Busson, Frédéric
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