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Sebastes caurinus

Sebastes caurinus

9.9
A rockfish of the Pacific coast of North America often called the copper rockfish
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The Sebastes caurinus is commonly known as the copper rockfish.

Examples

  • Marine biologists study Sebastes caurinus to monitor the health of coastal ecosystems.

  • Anglers along the Pacific coast often hope to catch a Sebastes caurinus during their trips.

  • The Sebastes caurinus is a popular species among fishermen.

  • Have you ever caught a Sebastes caurinus?

  • Anglers along the Pacific coast often hope to catch a Sebastes caurinus during their trips.

  • Marine biologists study Sebastes caurinus to monitor the health of coastal ecosystems.

  • The Sebastes caurinus is commonly known as the copper rockfish.

Synonyms

copper rockfish
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  • US
7.7

A sea fish with a copper-coloured body that lives near the Pacific coast of North America

is the scientific name used in formal contexts for the same species

Surface Forms

Sebastes caurinus singular
Sebastes caurinus plural

Morphology

Sebastes + caurinus

The form is compositional in that it follows the genus + species Latin binomial pattern, so a learner who knows 'Sebastes' (a genus of rockfishes) can infer this is a particular species of that genus. However, the species epithet 'caurinus' is not transparent or found in the dictionary and the specific common-name sense ('copper rockfish') cannot be derived from the parts, so the expression is only partially predictable and requires domain knowledge.

Etymology

Sebastes caurinus may come from old Greek and Latin words: Sebastes meaning 'prized' and caurinus meaning 'northwest', because this fish lives off the northwest coast of North America. So the name basically says 'the prized rockfish from the northwest', which is why it fits the copper rockfish today.