Common name | Marlin sucker |
Language | English |
Type | FAO |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 1 - (Legal common name (unique)) |
Country | Global |
Locality | |
Ref. | FAO-FIES, 2023 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | morphology |
1st modifier | other fish |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | 'sucker', i.e., an organ in various animals for adhering or holding, a mouth adapted for sucking (Ref. 27888); 'marlin', i.e., billfishes, alluding to appearance of beak. Name not listed in ASFIS version 2006 (Ref. 56807). Also Ref. 3397, 87040, 90062, 93840, 95632, 115257, 118272, 122997, 124692. |