Common name of Macrourus berglax
 
Common name Onion-eye grenadier
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country United Kingdom
Locality
Ref. Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba, 1990
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core other/n.a.
1st modifier morphology
2nd modifier
Remarks 'grenadier', i.e., a spiny tree with red flowers producing the grenade fruit (thick skinned, several celled reddish berry) from Middle French 'pomegrenate' from Latin 'granata', 'granatus', i.e., seedy, from 'granum', i.e., grain (Ref. 27888).
 
Entered by Torres, Armi G.
Modified by Sampang-Reyes, Arlene G.
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