Common name of Atractoscion aequidens
 
Common name Geelbek
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country South Africa
Locality
Ref. Heemstra, P.C., 1986
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core color pattern(s)
1st modifier
2nd modifier
Remarks 'geel', i.e., yellow and 'bek', i.e., mouth may refer to the colouration of the mouth of the fish. (Nico E. Willemse, Coll. No. 375, personal communication). Name adapted from Afrikaans.
 
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