Common name of Oncorhynchus nerka
 
Common name Salmone rosso
Language Italian
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Italy
Locality
Ref. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 1990
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core behavior
1st modifier color pattern(s)
2nd modifier
Remarks 'Salmone' from Latin 'salmo, -onis' linked to 'salire', i.e., to jump and hence, the leaping fish (p. 454 in Ref. 11979); ' rosso', i.e., red.
 
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