Common name of Salvelinus fontinalis
 
Common name Brook charr
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country United Kingdom
Locality
Ref. Wheeler, A., 1992
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core other/n.a.
1st modifier habitat/ecology
2nd modifier
Remarks 'Brook' of Germanic origin related to German 'bruch', i.e., swamp (p. 81 in Ref. 11979); 'char', in the sense of fish is of unknown origin (p. 227 in Ref. 11978). Also Ref. 54735.
 
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