Common name | Black mullet |
Language | English |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
Country | Canada |
Locality | British Columbia |
Ref. | Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman, 1973 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | color pattern(s) |
1st modifier | color pattern(s) |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | 'mullet' from Latin 'mullus', i.e., red mullet, from Greek 'múllos' a relative of 'mélãs', i.e., black; 'black', from Old English 'blæc', of obscure origins but probably related to Latin 'flagrare' and Greek 'phlégein', i.e., burn, from Indo-European 'phleg-, bhleg-' (p. 65 in Ref. 11979). |