Comber
Serranus cabrilla
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- Language
- English
- Transliteration
- Comber
- IPA
- /ˈkoʊmər/
From Middle English comber (comb + -er), from Indo-European *gemph- (tooth, nail). Applied to this fish due to its distinctive comb-like dorsal fin with 10 spiny rays creating a serrated appearance. Compare scientific name Serranus from Latin serra (saw).
Comber, common Mediterranean fish
Same species, different names
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