Common name | Blennie géante |
Language | French |
Type | FAO old |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 4 - (Less common name) |
Country | France |
Locality | |
Ref. | Hastings, P.A., 1995 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | |
1st modifier | |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | 'Blennie' from Latin 'blennius' and Greek 'blenna', i.e., mucus, after the sticky nature of this fish's skin (Ref. 9404); 'géante', i.e., giant, from Latin 'gigas' borrowed from Greek 'Gigas', i.e., a mythological character of large size (Ref. 9404). Name not listed in ASFIS version 2006 (Ref. 56807). |