Common name | Roundspot porgy |
Language | English |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
Country | Micronesia |
Locality | |
Ref. | Lieske, E. and R. Myers, 1994 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | primary lexeme |
1st modifier | color pattern(s) |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | 'porgy' alteration of 'pargo', from Spanish & Portuguese, from Latin 'phager', from Greek 'phagros' (Ref. 27888), i.e., seabream or braize Pagrus vulgaris (Ref. 27838). |