Common name | Aurora trout |
Language | English |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
Country | Canada |
Locality | |
Ref. | Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman, 1973 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | other/n.a. |
1st modifier | habitat/ecology |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | Name used for the non-speckled/non-spotted brook trout found in a restricted portion of Timiskaming District, Ontario whose natural stock has been decimated; 'aurora', from Latin 'aurora', i.e., dawn, the east; 'trout' from Middle English from Old English 'truht' from Low Latin 'trocta, tructa', i.e., a fish with sharp teeth, from Greek 'troktes', i.e., gnawer, from 'trogein', i.e., to gnaw (p. 1266 in Ref. 11978). |