Common name of Coryphaena hippurus
 
Common name Coryphène commune
Language French
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Djibouti
Locality
Ref. Bouhlel, M., 1988
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core
1st modifier
2nd modifier
Remarks 'Coryphène' from Latin 'coryphaeus' borrowed from Greek 'koruphaios' from 'koruphé', i.e., head, as in leader of the choir (p. 202 in Ref. 9404); 'commune'; i.e., common, from Latin 'communis', i.e., of a group (p. 182 in Ref. 9404).
 
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