| Common name | Merlu blanc |
| Language | French |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | France |
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| Ref. | Bauchot, M.-L., 1987 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
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| Remarks | 'Merlu' from Old French 'merle' from Low Latin 'merulus, merula', from Provençal 'merlus' which is a cross of Old French 'merle' and 'lus' (from Latin 'lucius', i.e., pike) (p. 459 in Ref, 9404); 'blanches', i.e., white, from Francique 'blank' (German 'blank'), i.e., shiny (p. 91 in Ref. 9404). |