Common name of Prionace glauca
 
Common name Blouhaai
Language Afrikaans
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Namibia
Locality
Ref. Bianchi, G., K.E. Carpenter, J.-P. Roux, F.J. Molloy, D. Boyer and H.J. Boyer, 1999
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core primary lexeme
1st modifier color pattern(s)
2nd modifier
Remarks 'blou', i.e., blue, refering to the colour pattern of the 'haai', i.e., shark. ( Nico E. Willemse, Coll. No. 375, personal communication).
 
Entered by Garilao, Cristina V.
Modified by Willemse, Nico E.
Checked by Willemse, Nico E.
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