Common name of Salmo salar
 
Common name Saumon atlantique
Language French
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Canada
Locality Quebec
Ref. Hart, J.L., 1973
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core behavior
1st modifier locality/area
2nd modifier
Remarks 'saumon' from Latin 'salmo, -onis' linked to 'salire', i.e., to jump and hence, the leaping fish (p. 454 in Ref. 11979); 'atlantique', i.e., of the Atlantic Ocean. Also Ref. 58426.
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