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SALVELINUS NAMAYCUSH [2 records]

Record 1 2023-01-04

English

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

A fish of the family Salmonidae.

OBS

[The lake trout is] distinguished by its color, white or yellowish spots on a dark green to grayish background, its deeply forked tail and its numerous pyloric caeca.

OBS

lake trout: trade name recommended by the "Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales" and by Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

Key term(s)
  • lake charr

French

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

Poisson de la famille des Salmonidae.

OBS

Le touladi a un corps allongé, une queue fourchue et une tête trapue. Sa grande bouche porte des dents sur les mâchoires, le palais et la langue. Ce poisson est gris, parfois noir, et couvert de taches crème.

OBS

touladi : nom français commercial normalisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales et l'OQLF.

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-07-03

English

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

The siscowet form of lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) is the most abundant of threelake trout morphotypes found in Lake Superior of the North American Laurentian GreatLakes ...

OBS

A fish of the family Salmonidae.

French

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

Poisson de la famille des Salmonidae.

OBS

Le siscowet est une forme de l'espèce Salvelinus namaycush qui vit dans les eaux profondes du lac Supérieur.

Spanish

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