Common name of Istiompax indica
 
Common name Black marlin
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country South Africa
Locality
Ref. Heemstra, P.C., 1986
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core person (eponym)
1st modifier color pattern(s)
2nd modifier
Remarks 'black', from Old English 'blæc', of obscure origins but probably related to Latin 'flagrare' and Greek 'phlégein', i.e., burn, from Indo-European 'phleg-, bhleg-' (p. 65 in Ref. 11979). Also cited in Ref. 4332.
 
Entered by Binohlan, Crispina B.
Modified by Sampang-Reyes, Arlene G.
Checked by Garilao, Cristina V.
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