Common name | Chimère bécune du Pacifique |
Language | French |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
Country | France |
Locality | |
Ref. | Krupp, F. and W.A. Bussing, 1995 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
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Remarks | Formerly a FAO name. 'Chimère', from Latin 'Chimarea' borrowed from Greek 'Khimaira', i.e., the monster in Greek mythology which has the head of a lion, the body of a goat and the tail of a dragon (p. 306 in Ref. 11853); 'du Pacifique', i.e., of the Pacific Ocean. |