Common name of Cyprinodon variegatus
 
Common name Bahama sheepshead minnow
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country United States (contiguous states)
Locality
Ref. Lee, D.S., S.P. Platania and G.H. Burgess, 1983
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core primary lexeme
1st modifier morphology
2nd modifier locality/area
Remarks Refers to the subspecies Cyprinodon variegatus baconi; 'minnow', Middle English 'menawe'; akin to Old English 'myne', i.e., 'minnow', Old High German 'munewa', i.e., a kind of fish (Ref. 27888).
 
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