Common name of Oncorhynchus clarkii
 
Common name Cutthroat trout
Language English
Type FAO
Official trade name No
Rank 4 - (Less common name)
Country Global
Locality
Ref. FAO-FIES, 2015
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core
1st modifier
2nd modifier
Remarks 'Cutthroat', i.e., one likely to cut throats, ruthless in competition, unprincipled (p. 319 in Ref. 11978); '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). Also Ref. 1739, 56807, 83882, 90062, 93840, 95632.
 
Entered by Froese, Rainer
Modified by Sampang-Reyes, Arlene G.
Checked by Palomares, Maria Lourdes D.
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