Common name of Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
 
Common name Saumon rose
Language French
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Canada
Locality Quebec
Ref. McAllister, D.E., V. Legendre and J.G. Hunter, 1987
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core behavior
1st modifier color pattern(s)
2nd modifier
Remarks 'Saumon' from Latin 'salmo, -onis' linked to 'salire', i.e., to jump and hence, the leaping fish (p. 454 in Ref. 11979); 'rose', i.e., pink, from Latin 'rosa', i.e., refers to roses (p. 656 in Ref. 9404).
 
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