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WHITE FISH [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-05-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Fish
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- white seabass
1, record 1, English, white%20seabass
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- seatrout 2, record 1, English, seatrout
correct
- white weakfish 2, record 1, English, white%20weakfish
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Atractoscion nobilis (seatrout) is a species of bony fishes in the family Sciaenidae. 3, record 1, English, - white%20seabass
Record 1, Key term(s)
- white sea bass
- sea trout
- white weak fish
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- acoupa blanc
1, record 1, French, acoupa%20blanc
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2020-07-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Fish
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Atlantic whitefish
1, record 2, English, Atlantic%20whitefish
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Acadian whitefish 2, record 2, English, Acadian%20whitefish
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A fish of the family Salmonidae. 3, record 2, English, - Atlantic%20whitefish
Record 2, Key term(s)
- Atlantic white fish
- Acadian white fish
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- corégone de l'Atlantique
1, record 2, French, cor%C3%A9gone%20de%20l%27Atlantique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- corégone d'Acadie 2, record 2, French, cor%C3%A9gone%20d%27Acadie
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Poisson de la famille des Salmonidae. 3, record 2, French, - cor%C3%A9gone%20de%20l%27Atlantique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2019-11-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Fish
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- whitespotted boxfish
1, record 3, English, whitespotted%20boxfish
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- spotted boxfish 1, record 3, English, spotted%20boxfish
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A fish of the family Ostraciidae. 2, record 3, English, - whitespotted%20boxfish
Record 3, Key term(s)
- white spotted boxfish
- whitespotted box fish
- white spotted box fish
- spotted box fish
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- poisson-coffre pintade
1, record 3, French, poisson%2Dcoffre%20pintade
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- coffre à taches blanches 2, record 3, French, coffre%20%C3%A0%20taches%20blanches
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Poisson de la famille des Ostraciidae. 3, record 3, French, - poisson%2Dcoffre%20pintade
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2018-02-26
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Fish
Universal entry(ies) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- pygmy whitefish
1, record 4, English, pygmy%20whitefish
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A fish of the family Salmonidae. 2, record 4, English, - pygmy%20whitefish
Record 4, Key term(s)
- pygmy white fish
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- ménomini pygmée
1, record 4, French, m%C3%A9nomini%20pygm%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- corégone pygmée 2, record 4, French, cor%C3%A9gone%20pygm%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Poisson de la famille des Salmonidae. 3, record 4, French, - m%C3%A9nomini%20pygm%C3%A9e
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2011-04-04
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- white-tailed eagle
1, record 5, English, white%2Dtailed%20eagle
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- European sea eagle 2, record 5, English, European%20sea%20eagle
correct
- grey sea-eagle 2, record 5, English, grey%20sea%2Deagle
correct
- white-tailed fish-eagle 2, record 5, English, white%2Dtailed%20fish%2Deagle
correct
- European sea-eagle 2, record 5, English, European%20sea%2Deagle
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Accipitridae. 3, record 5, English, - white%2Dtailed%20eagle
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
According to some authors, all elements of names of bird species require capital letters except for hyphenated adjectives where the second word is not capitalized, for example, Black-crowned Night Heron. 4, record 5, English, - white%2Dtailed%20eagle
Record 5, Key term(s)
- white tailed eagle
- grey sea eagle
- gray sea-eagle
- gray sea eagle
- white-tailed fish eagle
- white tailed fish eagle
- white tailed fish-eagle
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- pygargue à queue blanche
1, record 5, French, pygargue%20%C3%A0%20queue%20blanche
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Oiseau de la famille des Accipitridae. 2, record 5, French, - pygargue%20%C3%A0%20queue%20blanche
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Selon certains auteurs, en français les noms des espèces d'oiseaux acquièrent une valeur de nom propre; tous les substantifs génériques de même que tous les qualificatifs spécifiques qui précèdent le substantif générique doivent prendre la majuscule, par exemple : Pétrel minime, Petit Butor. 3, record 5, French, - pygargue%20%C3%A0%20queue%20blanche
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 OBS
pygargue à queue blanche : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 2, record 5, French, - pygargue%20%C3%A0%20queue%20blanche
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1997-09-08
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Commercial Fishing
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- white fish of choice 1, record 6, English, white%20fish%20of%20choice
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Pêche commerciale
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- poisson maigre de qualité
1, record 6, French, poisson%20maigre%20de%20qualit%C3%A9
proposal, see observation, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Commercialisation du poisson sur le marché américain. 1, record 6, French, - poisson%20maigre%20de%20qualit%C3%A9
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Plusieurs autres traductions possibles pour «white fish», entre autres : corégone, poisson blanc, poisson à chair blanche. 1, record 6, French, - poisson%20maigre%20de%20qualit%C3%A9
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1997-01-01
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Fish
- Commercial Fishing
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- white-fleshed freshwater fish 1, record 7, English, white%2Dfleshed%20freshwater%20fish
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record 7, Key term(s)
- white fleshed freshwater fish
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Poissons
- Pêche commerciale
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- espèce d'eau douce à chair blanche
1, record 7, French, esp%C3%A8ce%20d%27eau%20douce%20%C3%A0%20chair%20blanche
feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- poisson maigre d'eau douce 1, record 7, French, poisson%20maigre%20d%27eau%20douce
masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source(s) : Pêches - avril 1995. 1, record 7, French, - esp%C3%A8ce%20d%27eau%20douce%20%C3%A0%20chair%20blanche
Record 7, Key term(s)
- poisson d'eau douce à chaire blanche
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1996-11-27
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Fish
- Aquaculture
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- white fish
1, record 8, English, white%20fish
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- lean fish 2, record 8, English, lean%20fish
correct
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fish in which the main reserves of fat are in the liver. 2, record 8, English, - white%20fish
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
not to be confused with "whitefish" (=corégone in French). 3, record 8, English, - white%20fish
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Poissons
- Aquaculture
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- poisson maigre
1, record 8, French, poisson%20maigre
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Poisson dont les principales réserves de graisse sont dans le foie (ex. : Gadidae). 2, record 8, French, - poisson%20maigre
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Peces
- Acuicultura
Record 8, Main entry term, Spanish
- pescado magro
1, record 8, Spanish, pescado%20magro
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 8, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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