Common name | Black bullhead |
Language | English |
Type | FAO |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 1 - (Legal common name (unique)) |
Country | Global |
Locality | |
Ref. | FAO-FIES, 2022 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | non-fish animal |
1st modifier | color pattern(s) |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | 'bullhead', i.e., 'bull', i.e., the animal, from Old English 'bula' (p. 85, Ref. 11979) and 'head', from Indo-European 'kauput, kaupet', i.e., bowl (as in 'skull') (p. 277, Ref. 11979); '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 Ref. 1739, 54735, 56807, 83882, 90062, 93840, 95632, 115257, 118272, 122997, 124692. |