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ENGRAULIS ENCRASICOLUS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-01-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Fish
- Commercial Fishing
- Seafood and Freshwater Food (Food Industries)
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- European anchovy
1, record 1, English, European%20anchovy
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- anchovy 2, record 1, English, anchovy
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A fish of the family Engraulidae. 3, record 1, English, - European%20anchovy
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
anchovy: common name also used to refer to other fishes of the family Engraulidae. 3, record 1, English, - European%20anchovy
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
anchovy: trade name recommended by the "Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales" and by Fisheries and Oceans Canada. 4, record 1, English, - European%20anchovy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Poissons
- Pêche commerciale
- Produits de mer et d'eau douce (Industr. alim.)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- anchois européen
1, record 1, French, anchois%20europ%C3%A9en
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- anchois commun 2, record 1, French, anchois%20commun
correct, masculine noun
- anchois 3, record 1, French, anchois
correct, see observation, masculine noun, standardized
- anchois d'Europe 4, record 1, French, anchois%20d%27Europe
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Poisson de la famille des Engraulidae. 5, record 1, French, - anchois%20europ%C3%A9en
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
anchois : nom vernaculaire utilisé aussi pour désigner d'autres espèces de la famille des Engraulidae. 5, record 1, French, - anchois%20europ%C3%A9en
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
anchois : nom français commercial normalisé par l'OLF et le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales. 6, record 1, French, - anchois%20europ%C3%A9en
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Peces
- Pesca comercial
- Productos del mar y de agua dulce (Ind. alimentaria)
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- boquerón
1, record 1, Spanish, boquer%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- anchoa 1, record 1, Spanish, anchoa
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- bokarte 2, record 1, Spanish, bokarte
correct, masculine noun, Spain
- bocarte 2, record 1, Spanish, bocarte
correct, masculine noun, Spain
- seitó 2, record 1, Spanish, seit%C3%B3
correct, masculine noun, Spain
- aladroc 2, record 1, Spanish, aladroc
correct, masculine noun, Spain
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pez teleósteo, fisóstomo, semejante a la sardina, pero más pequeño, que abunda en el Mediterráneo y parte del océano Atlántico, con el cual se preparan las anchoas. 3, record 1, Spanish, - boquer%C3%B3n
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La anchoa, es una especie pelágica de pequeño tamaño, de ciclo vital corto, perteneciente al orden "Clupeiforme", familia "Engraulidae", género "Engraulis". La anchoa que se captura en España es la anchoa "Engraulis encrasicolus", conocida por otras denominaciones autorizadas: "Anxova" (Cataluña), "Bokarte" (País Vasco), "Bocarte" (Cantabria), "Seitó" o "Aladroc" (Valencia y Baleares), y "Boquerón" denominación común en otras comunidades autónomas. 2, record 1, Spanish, - boquer%C3%B3n
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
La Real Academia Española indica que anchoa puede referirse al nombre del pez o al pez curado en salmuera con parte de su sangre. 4, record 1, Spanish, - boquer%C3%B3n
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