| Common name | Poisson bleu |
| Language | French |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| 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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| Remarks | (of the voyageurs). 'Poisson' from Latin 'piscis' from Indo-European 'piskos' (p. 229 in Ref. 11979); 'bleue' from Francique 'blao' (p. 92 in Ref. 9404); the name is referring to the striking black-blue to blue-grey to deep purple color of the dorsal portion of this fish (Ref. 1998). |