Common name | Aigle de mer tacheté |
Language | French |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
Country | New Caledonia |
Locality | Goro Zone |
Ref. | Leblic, I. and M.-H. Teulières, 1987 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | non-fish animal |
1st modifier | habitat/ecology |
2nd modifier | color pattern(s) |
Remarks | 'Aigle de mer', i.e., sea eagle, 'aigle' from Latin 'aquila', i.e., the bird which inhabits the mountains (p. 17 in Ref. 9404); 'mer' from Latin 'mare' (p. 458 in Ref. 9404); 'tacheté', i.e., spotted, from Old Francique 'teche, têkan' (i.e., mark) of the same origin as in Gothic 'taikns' (German 'Zeichen', i.e., sign) (p. 729 in Ref. 9404). |