Common name of Nealotus tripes
 
Common name Black snake mackerel
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Canada
Locality
Ref. Nakamura, I. and N.V. Parin, 1993
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core primary lexeme
1st modifier non-fish animal
2nd modifier color pattern(s)
Remarks 'mackerel', from Middel English 'makerel' of Middle French origin; 'snake' like 'serpent' and 'snail' is etymologically the 'crawling' animal, from a prehistoric German base denoting 'crawl' (p. 485 in Ref. 11979).
 
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