| Common name | Merlan bleu |
| Language | French |
| Type | FAO |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 4 - (Less common name) |
| Country | France |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | FAO-FIES, 2015 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | |
| 1st modifier | |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'Merlan' from Old French 'merle' from Low Latin 'merulus' and Classical Latin 'merula', also from Provençal 'merlus' which is a cross of Old French 'merle' and 'lus' (from Latin 'lucius', i.e., pike) (p. 459 in Ref, 9404); 'bleu', from Francique 'blao' (p. 92 in Ref. 9404). Also Ref. 171, 56807, 82178, 87040, 90062, 93840, 95632. |