Common name of Balistes capriscus
 
Common name Ballesta
Language Spanish
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Spain
Locality Cantabrian Sea
Ref. Sánchez, F., F. de la Gándara and R. Gancedo, 1995
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core behavior
1st modifier
2nd modifier
Remarks 'ballesta' from Latin 'ballista', i.e., 'catapult' (Ref. 9404); probably referring to the way this fish swims.
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