Common name of Oncorhynchus kisutch
 
Common name Saumon argenté
Language French
Type FAO
Official trade name No
Rank 4 - (Less common name)
Country France
Locality
Ref. FAO-FIES, 2015
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core behavior
1st modifier color pattern(s)
2nd modifier
Remarks 'saumon' from Latin 'salmo, -onis' linked to 'salire', i.e., to jump and hence, the leaping fish (Ref. 11979); 'argenté', i.e., silvery, from Latin 'argentum', i.e., metal, coins and wealth (Ref. 9404). Also Ref. 3691, 56807, 82178, 87040, 90062, 93840, 95632.
 
Entered by Froese, Rainer
Modified by Sampang-Reyes, Arlene G.
Checked by Busson, Frédéric
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