Common name | Naseux moucheté |
Language | French |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
Country | Canada |
Locality | Quebec |
Ref. | Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman, 1973 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
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1st modifier | |
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Remarks | 'Naseux', from 'nez', i.e., nose, from Latin 'nasus' (p. 492 in Ref. 9404); 'moucheté' from 'mouche', i.e., fly (insect, Ref. 9404), alluding to the scattered and vague dark flecks on the flanks of this fish (Ref. 1998). |