Common name | Big-eye Mackenzie herring |
Language | English |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
Country | Canada |
Locality | |
Ref. | Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman, 1973 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | color pattern(s) |
1st modifier | locality/area |
2nd modifier | morphology |
Remarks | 'Big-eye', i.e., this species has large eyes with a 26-32% diameter; 'Mackenzie' refers to the Mackenzie River of the Northwest Territories in Canada; 'herring' from Old English 'hæring' from prehistoric West Germanic 'kheringgaz' where 'kher' = hoar, i.e., silvery gray - the color of the herring (p. 281 in Ref. 11979). |