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 |
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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. |