Common name of Lumpenus sagitta
 
Common name Pacific snake prickleback
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Canada
Locality British Columbia
Ref. Hart, J.L., 1973
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core morphology
1st modifier non-fish animal
2nd modifier locality/area
Remarks 'Pacific' may be dropped and the species may be called Snake prickleback. 'snake' like 'serpent' and 'snail' is etymologically the 'crawling' animal, from a prehistoric German base denoting 'crawl' (p. 485 in Ref. 11979).
 
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