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SuanneBE (X)

333 questions

Vermilion snapper

English to German Science Fisheries Fischname

Der wissenschaftliche Name ist Rhomboplites aurorubens.

Kennt jemand vielleicht den deutschen Namen? Danke.

Proposed translations (German)

Klaus Urban

Ingeborg Gowans (X) Jul 26, 2006: I doubt whether this specie exists in Germany though...sorry not much enlightenment here. it's all rather 'fishy'
Ingeborg Gowans (X) Jul 26, 2006: At the same sit, under the English version, snapper is identical with "Schnapper" in the German listing; howeverm, the Latin name does not seem to fit, so this is somewhat confusing. The vermillion snapper is to be found in the Gluf of Mexico ; I doubt wh
Ingeborg Gowans (X) Jul 26, 2006: comprehensive, is what I was trying to say... will do more research...
Ingeborg Gowans (X) Jul 26, 2006: from the Latin name I gather, this fish is somewhat golden-red. Now would he be a "Meereswasserfish" or "Suesswasserfisch" That way, we can narrow it down. The site, as suggested by my colleague earlier, www: hippocampus-bildarchiv.de is pretty comprehens

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Klaus Urban

959 answers

Native in German

Selected

Rhomboplites aurorubens

Mit ziemlicher Sicherheit lässt sich sagen, dass es einen deutschen Namen nicht gibt.
Unter diesen Umständen gilt der wissenschaftliche Name.

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