Common name of Elagatis bipinnulata
 
Common name Salmon
Language Tagalog
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Philippines
Locality Zambales; Tayabas Bay
Ref. Herre, A.W.C.T. and A.F. Umali, 1948
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core
1st modifier
2nd modifier
Remarks 'Salmon', Spanish word used in Tagalog, from Latin 'salmo, -onis' linked to 'salire', i.e., to jump and hence, the leaping fish (p. 454 in Ref. 11979). Also Ref. 82367.
 
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