Common name of Elops saurus
 
Common name Saumon
Language French
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Seychelles
Locality
Ref. Smith, J.L.B. and M.M. Smith, 1963
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core behavior
1st modifier
2nd modifier
Remarks 'saumon' from Latin 'salmo, -onis' linked to 'salire', i.e., to jump and hence, the leaping fish (p. 454 in Ref. 11979).
 
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