Common name of Melichthys niger
 
Common name Black durgon
Language English
Type AFS
Official trade name No
Rank 1 - (Legal common name (unique))
Country United States (contiguous states)
Locality St. Paul's Rock, Brazil
Ref. Nelson, J.S., E.J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, L.T. Findley, C.R. Gilbert, R.N. Lea and J.D. Williams, 2004
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core primary lexeme
1st modifier color pattern(s)
2nd modifier
Remarks 'black', from Old English 'blæc', of obscure origins but probably related to Latin 'flagrare' and Greek 'phlégein', i.e., burn, from Indo-European 'phleg-, bhleg-' (p. 65 in Ref. 11979). Also Ref. 276, 13442.
 
Entered by Froese, Rainer
Modified by Sampang-Reyes, Arlene G.
Checked by Palomares, Maria Lourdes D.
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