Common name | Saint Pierre |
Language | French |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
Country | Mauritania |
Locality | |
Ref. | Maigret, J. and B. Ly, 1986 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | primary lexeme |
1st modifier | |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | "Saint Pierre", i.e. Saint Peter; legend has it that Saint Peter wanted to extract a piece of gold coin from the mouth of this fish, thus, the mark of his fingertip was left on the flank of this fish (Ref. 39210). |