Common name of Harriotta raleighana
 
Common name Chimère bécune du Pacifique
Language French
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country France
Locality
Ref. Krupp, F. and W.A. Bussing, 1995
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core
1st modifier
2nd modifier
Remarks Formerly a FAO name. 'Chimère', from Latin 'Chimarea' borrowed from Greek 'Khimaira', i.e., the monster in Greek mythology which has the head of a lion, the body of a goat and the tail of a dragon (p. 306 in Ref. 11853); 'du Pacifique', i.e., of the Pacific Ocean.
 
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