Common name | Pacific hagfish |
Language | English |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
Country | Canada |
Locality | British Columbia |
Ref. | Hart, J.L., 1973 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
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Remarks | Currently used, replaced 'Hag-fish' used in Ref. 10161. 'Pacific', i.e., of the Pacific Ocean; 'hag', i.e., ugly old woman (p. 546 in Ref. 11978); 'fish', from Germanic 'fiskaz' from the same source as Latin 'piscis', from Indo-European 'piskos' (p. 229 in Ref. 11979). Also Ref. 4925. |