Common name of Aphanopus carbo
 
Common name Black scabbard fish
Language English
Type Market
Official trade name No
Rank 4 - (Less common name)
Country Spain
Locality
Ref. Sánchez, F., F. de la Gándara and R. Gancedo, 1995
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core inanimate object
1st modifier color pattern(s)
2nd modifier
Remarks 'scabbard', i.e., sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet (p. 1046, Ref. 11979); 'black', from Old English 'blæc', of obscure origins but probably related to Latin 'flagrare' and Greek 'phlégein', i.e., burn, from Indo-European 'phleg-, bhleg-' (p. 65 in Ref. 11979).
 
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