Common name of Galaxias truttaceus
 
Common name Spotted mountain trout
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Australia
Locality
Ref. Allen, G.R., 1989
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core
1st modifier
2nd modifier
Remarks 'mountain' from Old French 'montaigne' from Vulgar Latin 'montanus', i.e., mountainous area, from Latin 'mons', i.e., mountain (p. 356 in Ref. 11979); 'trout' from Middle English from Old English 'truht' from Low Latin 'trocta, tructa', i.e., a fish with sharp teeth, from Greek 'troktes', i.e., gnawer, from 'trogein', i.e., to gnaw (p. 1266 in Ref. 11978).
 
Entered by Froese, Rainer
Modified by OrtaƱez, Auda Kareen
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