Lokale naam | Namaquab barb |
Taal | English |
Type | Vernacular |
Officiƫle handelsnaam | No |
Rang | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
Land | Namibia |
Lokaliteit | |
Ref. | IUCN, 1990 |
Levensfase | juveniles and adults |
Geslacht | females and males |
Kern van de naam | morphology |
eerste bijkomend naamsdeel | locality/area |
tweede bijkomend naamsdeel | |
Opmerkingen | 'barb', from Latin 'barba', i.e., beard, via Old French 'barbe'; refers to the sensitive whisker-like projections round the mouth (Ref. 11979); 'Namaquab' as in 'Namacua', a town in Mozambique. Also Ref. 52863. |