Common name of Acipenser nudiventris
 
Common name Barbel sturgeon
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Russian Federation
Locality
Ref. Reshetnikov, Y.S., N.G. Bogutskaya, E.D. Vasil'eva, E.A. Dorofeeva, A.M. Naseka, O.A. Popova, K.A. Savvaitova, V.G. Sideleva and L.I. Sokolov, 1997
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core primary lexeme
1st modifier morphology
2nd modifier
Remarks 'barbel', from Latin 'barba', i.e., beard, via Old French 'barbe'; refers to the sensitive whisker-like projections round the mouth (Ref. 11979); 'sturgeon', Middle English, from Middle French 'estourjon', of Germanic origin; akin to Old English 'styria', i.e., 'sturgeon' (Ref. 27888).
 
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