Common name of Epinephelus lanceolatus
 
Common name Mérou géant
Language French
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country French Polynesia
Locality
Ref. Bagnis, R., P. Mazellier, J. Bennett and E. Christian, 1984
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core
1st modifier
2nd modifier
Remarks 'Mérou' from Spanish 'mero' (p. 1186 in Ref. 11853); 'géant', i.e., giant, from Latin 'gigas' borrowed from Greek 'Gigas', i.e., a mythological character of large size (p. 337 in Ref. 9404).
 
Entered by Torres, Armi G.
Modified by Palomares, Maria Lourdes D.
Checked by Béarez, Philippe
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