Common name of Salvelinus namaycush
 
Common name Great Lakes char
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Canada
Locality
Ref. Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman, 1973
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core other/n.a.
1st modifier locality/area
2nd modifier
Remarks 'Great Lakes' referring to Great Lakes region of the states of New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota (Ref. 1998); 'lake' from Old French 'lac' from Latin 'lacus' of the same source as Gaelic 'loch' and Latin 'lacuna', i.e., hole, pit, pool (p. 316 in Ref. 11979); 'char' of unknown origin (p. 227 in Ref. 11978).
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