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MOULAC [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-10-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Fish
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- splake
1, record 1, English, splake
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- wendigo 2, record 1, English, wendigo
see observation, less frequent, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A trout produced by crossing the lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush, and the speckled trout, S. fontinalis. 3, record 1, English, - splake
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Male brook trout have been artificially crossed or bred with female lake trout, producing a fertile hybrid known as a splake (from the older name for brook trout, speckled trout, and lake trout). ... These hybrids have characters of both parents and are intermediate in appearance. One character used to distinguish the parents is the pyloric caeca, finger-like outgrowths of the stomach, which aid in digestion by producing enzymes. Brook trout have 23-55, lake trout 93-210 and splake 35-99. 4, record 1, English, - splake
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Splake were first produced in the nineteenth century. They are also called wendigo, a name decided on by a contest sponsored by the Carling Conservation Club. The French name is "moulac" (from "truite mouchetée" and "truite de lac"). 4, record 1, English, - splake
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Poissons
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- truite moulac
1, record 1, French, truite%20moulac
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- moulac 2, record 1, French, moulac
correct, feminine noun
- omble moulac 3, record 1, French, omble%20moulac
correct, masculine noun
- omble lacmou 4, record 1, French, omble%20lacmou
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les hybrides entre l'omble de fontaine et le touladi sont connus sous le nom de truite (omble) moulac. 5, record 1, French, - truite%20moulac
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
touladi : comprend le touladi et l'omble moulac ou l'omble lacmou. 4, record 1, French, - truite%20moulac
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le touladi, c'est la nouvelle appellation de la «truite grise», «truite de grand lac» ou «omble gris». Dans le résumé des règlements [voir observation qui précède], on ne parle plus spécifiquement de la «truite moulac», cet hybride de la MOUchetée et de la truite de grand LAC. La «truite moulac» est désormais considérée comme un touladi. 6, record 1, French, - truite%20moulac
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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