Common name | Lapu-lapung senyorita |
Language | Tagalog |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
Country | Philippines |
Locality | |
Ref. | Herre, A.W.C.T. and A.F. Umali, 1948 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
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Remarks | Lapu-lapu: refers to the Filipino national hero, who slew Magellan. Note that this common name is used for all groupers; "senyorita", transcribed from Spanish "señorita", dimunitive of "señora", i.e., Miss. |