| Common name | Mulet perlé du nord |
| Language | French |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | Canada |
| Locality | Quebec |
| Ref. | Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman, 1973 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | primary lexeme |
| 1st modifier | color pattern(s) |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'Mulet perlé', i.e., pearly mullet; 'mulet' from Latin 'mullus', i.e., a red fish (p. 482 in Ref. 9404); 'perle' from Italian 'perla' from Latin 'perna', i.e., a marine pinna bivalve with pearls (p. 554 in Ref. 9404); 'du nord', i.e., of the north, from Old English 'north' (p. 497 in Ref. 9404), alluding to the North American continent. |