Common name of Acanthopagrus pacificus
 
Common name Bakokong moro
Language Tagalog
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Philippines
Locality
Ref. Herre, A.W.C.T. and A.F. Umali, 1948
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core primary lexeme
1st modifier person (generic)
2nd modifier
Remarks 'bakoko', i.e., a species of fish; 'moro', i.e., a muslim, borrowed from Spanish 'moro', i.e., Moorish.
 
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