Common name | Chimère à nez mou |
Language | French |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 4 - (Less common name) |
Country | France |
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Ref. | Stehmann, M. and D.L. Bürkel, 1984 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
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Remarks | Formerly a FAO name. 'Chimère', from Latin 'Chimarea' borrowed from Greek 'Khimaira', i.e., the monster in Greek mythology which has the head of a lion, the body of a goat and the tail of a dragon (p. 306 in Ref. 11853); 'mou', i.e., soft, from Latin 'mollis' (p. 478 in Ref. 9404). |