Common name of Brotula multibarbata
 
Common name Barbelled eel-pout
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Papua New Guinea
Locality
Ref. Kailola, P.J., 1987
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core primary lexeme
1st modifier other fish
2nd modifier morphology
Remarks 'eel' from Middle English, 'ele', from Old English 'ael' and akin to Old High German, 'ãl' (Ref. 11978); 'pout', from Middle English 'poute', i.e., a fish with a large head, from Old English 'pute'and akin to Middle English 'pouten', i.e., to pout and Sanskrit 'budbuda', i.e., bubble (Ref. 11978); 'barbel', from Latin 'barba', i.e., beard, via Old French 'barbe'; refers to the sensitive whisker-like projections round the mouth (Ref. 11979).
 
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