| Common name | Peamouth chub |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | Canada |
| Locality | British Columbia |
| Ref. | Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman, 1973 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
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| Remarks | 'Peamouth', i.e., mouth or mouth parts resembling a pea; 'pea', i.e., a leguminous vine with rounded smooth or wrinkled edible protein-rich seeds (p. 865 in Ref. 11978), from Old English 'pease' from Latin 'pisa' from Greek 'píson' (p. 387 in Ref. 11979); 'mouth', i.e., the opening through which food passes into the body of an animal (p. 776 in Ref. 11978), from Indo-European root 'munthaz' (p. 356 in Ref. 11979). |