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REQUIN-TAUPE [3 records]

Record 1 2023-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
  • Seafood and Freshwater Food (Food Industries)
  • Commercial Fishing
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

Family: Lamnidae.

OBS

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

Key term(s)
  • mackerel shark
  • bonito shark
  • blue pointer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
  • Produits de mer et d'eau douce (Industr. alim.)
  • Pêche commerciale
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Famille : Lamnidae.

OBS

requin-taupe bleu : nom français commercial normalisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales.

OBS

lamie à nez pointu : terme officialisé par l'Union européenne.

OBS

mako à nageoires courtes : terme préconisé par le Musée canadien de la nature.

Key term(s)
  • requin-taupe
  • requin-maquereau
  • taupe bleue
  • oxyrhine

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
  • Seafood and Freshwater Food (Food Industries)
  • Commercial Fishing
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

This very active swimmer has a powerful streamlined body that reaches a maximum length of approximately 3 m. The back of the porbeagle shark is dark grey to bluish black in colour and its belly is white. The head is stout, the snout is pointed and the eyes are large. The mouth has rather large, pointed blade-like teeth with smooth edges that are identical on both jaws. Males reach maturity at age 8 and females at age 13. The porbeagle shark's typical life expectancy is estimated to be between 25 and 46 years.

OBS

Family: Lamnidae.

OBS

porbeagle: trade name recommended by the "Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
  • Produits de mer et d'eau douce (Industr. alim.)
  • Pêche commerciale
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

La maraîche (Lamna nasus), également appelée veau de mer, requin-taupe commun ou requin marsouin, est une espèce de requins de la famille des Lamnidae, présente sur Terre depuis près de 400 millions d'années.

OBS

requin-taupe commun : nom français commercial normalisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Peces
  • Productos del mar y de agua dulce (Ind. alimentaria)
  • Pesca comercial
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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Record 3 2016-02-15

English

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

A fish of the family Lamnidae.

OBS

Isurus paucus Guitart Manday, 1966.

French

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

Poisson de la famille des Lamnidae.

Spanish

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