Common name | Merluza europea |
Language | Spanish |
Type | FAO |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 4 - (Less common name) |
Country | Spain |
Locality | |
Ref. | FAO-FIES, 2015 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | other/n.a. |
1st modifier | locality/area |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | 'merluza' from Latin 'merulus' and 'merula', i.e., a blackbird or a sea-carp (Ref. 27838), also from Provençal 'merlus' which is a cross of Old French 'merle' and 'lus' (from Latin 'lucius', i.e., pike) (Ref. 9404); 'europea', i.e., of Europe. Also Ref. 171, 56807, 82178 ,87040, 90062, 93840, 95632. |