Common name of Dajaus monticola
 
Common name Mountain mullet
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Trinidad and Tobago
Locality
Ref. Kenny, J.S., 1995
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core
1st modifier
2nd modifier
Remarks 'Mountain' from Old French 'montaigne' from Vulgar Latin 'montanus', i.e., mountainous area, from Latin 'mons', i.e., mountain (p. 356 in Ref. 11979); 'mullet' from Latin 'mullus', i.e., red mullet, from Greek 'múllos' a relative of 'mélãs', i.e., black.
 
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