| Common name | Merlu du large du Cape |
| Language | French |
| Type | FAO old |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 4 - (Less common name) |
| Country | France |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Carpenter, K., 1994 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
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| Remarks | 'Merlu' from Old French 'merle' from Low Latin 'merulus' and Classical Latin 'merula', also from Provençal 'merlus' which is a cross of Old French 'merle' and 'lus' (from Latin 'lucius', i.e., pike) (p. 459 in Ref, 9404); 'du Cape', i.e., of the Cape; 'cap' from Provençal, i.e., head, used to designate promontories along the Mediterranean Sea (p. 131 in Ref. 9404). Name not listed in ASFIS version 2006 (Ref. 56807). |