Common name of Poroderma pantherinum
 
Common name Barbeled catshark
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country United Kingdom
Locality
Ref. Coppola, S.R., W. Fischer, L. Garibaldi, N. Scialabba and K.E. Carpenter, 1994
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core primary lexeme
1st modifier non-fish animal
2nd modifier morphology
Remarks Under the name P. marleyi; 'barbel', from Latin 'barba', i.e., beard, via Old French 'barbe'; refers to the sensitive whisker-like projections round the mouth (Ref. 11979);
 
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