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POMOXIS NIGROMACULATUS [4 records]

Record 1 2023-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

Brosme brosme (cusk) is a species of bony fishes in the family Lotidae.

OBS

moonfish : common name also used to refer to the species Pomoxis nigromaculatus.

Key term(s)
  • moon fish

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

brosme : appellation commerciale française normalisée par l'Office québécois de la langue française et le Bureau de normalisation du Québec.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Peces
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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Record 2 2023-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

Pomoxis nigromaculatus(black crappie) is a species of bony fishes in the family [Centrarchidae].

OBS

moonfish: common name also used to refer to the species Brosme brosme.

OBS

shiner: common name also used to refer to the species Notropis atherinoides and Notropis hudsonius.

Key term(s)
  • crawpie
  • moon fish
  • croppie

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

marigane noire : appellation commerciale française normalisée par l'Office québécois de la langue française et le Bureau de normalisation du Québec.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Peces
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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Record 3 2021-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

Notropis hudsonius (spottail shiner) is a species of bony fishes in the family Leuciscidae.

OBS

shiner : common name also used to refer to the species Pomoxis nigromaculatus and Notropis atherinoides.

Key term(s)
  • spot-tail shiner
  • spawn-eater
  • spot-tail

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)

Spanish

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Record 4 2021-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

Notropis atherinoides (emerald shiner) is a species of bony fishes in the family Leuciscidae.

OBS

shiner : common name also used to refer to the species Pomoxis nigromaculatus and Notropis hudsonius.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)

Spanish

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