Common name of Chilomycterus antennatus
 
Common name Bridled burrfish
Language English
Type AFS
Official trade name No
Rank 1 - (Legal common name (unique))
Country United States (contiguous states)
Locality
Ref. Nelson, J.S., E.J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-PĂ©rez, L.T. Findley, C.R. Gilbert, R.N. Lea and J.D. Williams, 2004
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core morphology
1st modifier other/n.a.
2nd modifier
Remarks 'burr', i.e., a rough or prickly envelope of a fruit, from Middle English 'burre' akin to Old English 'byrst', i.e., bristle (p. 189, Ref. 11978); 'fish' from Germanic 'fiskaz' from same source as Latin 'piscis' from Indo-European word 'piskos' (p. 229 in Ref. 11979); 'bridled', from Old English 'bridel' from Germanic 'bregd-', i.e., braid (p. 79, Ref. 11979). Also Ref. 176, 13442.
 
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