Common name of Monotaxis grandoculis
 
Common name Dorade à gros yeux
Language French
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Maldives
Locality
Ref. Nouguier, J. and D. Refait, 1990
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core
1st modifier
2nd modifier
Remarks 'Dorade' from Old Provençal 'daurada' corresponding to French 'dorée' (p. 244 in Ref. 9404), i.e., 'd'or', of gold, from Latin 'aurum' (p. 512 in Ref. 9404); 'gros yeux' means big eyes.
 
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