Hemicaranx

Translingual

Etymology

From hemi- (“half”, from Ancient Greek ἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-)) +‎ Caranx. Coined by Dutch medical doctor, ichthyologist and herpetologist Pieter Bleeker in 1862.

Proper noun

Hemicaranx m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Carangidae – certain jackfish.

See also

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