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BOSTON MACKEREL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-01-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Fish
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Atlantic bonito
1, record 1, English, Atlantic%20bonito
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- common bonito 2, record 1, English, common%20bonito
correct
- bonito 3, record 1, English, bonito
correct
- pelamid 4, record 1, English, pelamid
correct
- bloater 5, record 1, English, bloater
correct
- bone jack 5, record 1, English, bone%20jack
correct
- Boston mackerel 5, record 1, English, Boston%20mackerel
correct
- belted bonito 6, record 1, English, belted%20bonito
correct
- short finned tunny 7, record 1, English, short%20finned%20tunny
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sarda sarda (Atlantic bonito) is a species of bony fishes in the family [Scombridae]. 8, record 1, English, - Atlantic%20bonito
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
bonito: common name also used to refer to various species of the family Scombridae. 9, record 1, English, - Atlantic%20bonito
Record 1, Key term(s)
- shortfinned tunny
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bonite à dos rayé
1, record 1, French, bonite%20%C3%A0%20dos%20ray%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- bonite 2, record 1, French, bonite
correct, feminine noun
- pélamide 3, record 1, French, p%C3%A9lamide
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bonite à dos rayé : appellation commerciale française normalisée par l'Office québécois de la langue française et le Bureau de normalisation du Québec. 4, record 1, French, - bonite%20%C3%A0%20dos%20ray%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
bonite : nom vernaculaire également employé pour désigner différentes espèces de la famille Scombridae. 4, record 1, French, - bonite%20%C3%A0%20dos%20ray%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Peces
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- bonito
1, record 1, Spanish, bonito
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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