Common name of Mylocheilus caurinus
 
Common name Tcoktci'tcin
Language Shuswap
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Canada
Locality Within the Secwépemc territory
Ref. Compton, B., M. Thomas and J. Michel, 1994
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core
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Remarks Secwépemc word for "having a bloody mouth". According to a story entitled, "The War with the Sky People" (Ref. 10944), fishes descended from the upper world. Those who tried to throw themselves into a large lake were wounded because in their fall, some missed the lake and dropped on rocks. That is why the redmouth sucker has a bloody mouth.
 
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