Common name of Bothus mancus
 
Common name Flowery flounder
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Christmas Island (AU)
Locality
Ref. Allen, G.R. and R.C. Steene, 1988
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core primary lexeme
1st modifier color pattern(s)
2nd modifier
Remarks 'flounder', i.e., flatfish, Middle English, from Anglo-French 'floundre', of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse 'flythra', i.e., flounder (Ref. 27888).
 
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