Common name of Channa striata
 
Common name Anak dalag
Language Tagalog
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Philippines
Locality
Ref. Herre, A.W.C.T. and A.F. Umali, 1948
Life stage larvae
Sex females and males
Core primary lexeme
1st modifier mod. for affinity
2nd modifier
Remarks 'anak', i.e., child, son, daughter; 'dalag', i.e., a fish which lives in mud; thus 'the child of a fish which lives in mud'.
 
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