Common name of Salmo salar
 
Common name Salmon
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Isle of Man
Locality
Ref. Bruce, J.R., J.S. Colman and N.S. Jones, 1963
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core behavior
1st modifier
2nd modifier
Remarks 'Salmon' from Latin 'salmo, -onis' linked to 'salire', i.e., to jump and hence, the leaping fish (p. 454 in Ref. 11979)
 
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