Common name of Salmo salar
 
Common name Saumon d'eau douce
Language French
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Canada
Locality Quebec
Ref. Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman, 1973
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core behavior
1st modifier habitat/ecology
2nd modifier
Remarks 'saumon' from Latin 'salmo, -onis' linked to 'salire', i.e., to jump and hence, the leaping fish (p. 454 in Ref. 11979); 'd'eau douce', i.e., freshwater; 'eau' from Latin 'aqua' (p. 250 in Ref. 9404); 'douce', i.e., sweet, from Latin 'dulcis' (p. 245 in Ref. 9404).
 
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