Common name of Epinephelus itajara
 
Common name Mérou géant
Language French
Type FAO
Official trade name No
Rank 4 - (Less common name)
Country France
Locality
Ref. FAO-FIES, 2022
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core
1st modifier
2nd modifier
Remarks 'Mérou' from Spanish 'mero' (p. 1186 in Ref. 11853); 'géant', i.e., giant, from Latin 'gigas' borrowed from Greek 'Gigas', i.e., a mythological character of large size (p. 337 in Ref. 9404). Also Ref. 171, 56807, 82178, 87040, 90062, 93840, 95632.
 
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