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). |