Table 4 The correspondence between the Portuguese folk names of the S. pilchardus predators and the scientific classification (Linnaean)
Folk taxonomy | Scientific names (Linnaean) |
|---|---|
Atuninha or toninha | Delphinus delphis Linnaeus, 1758 |
Sharkes | Generally |
Whales | Generally |
Safio | Conger conger (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Albacora | Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788) |
Robalo | Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Cherne | Polyprion americanus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) |
Pargo | Pagrus pagrus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Cavala | Scomber japonicus Houttuyn, 1782 |
Espada-preto | Aphanopus carbo Lowe, 1839 |
Polvo-comum | Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797 |
Goraz | Pagellus bogaraveo (Brünnich, 1768) |
Pescada-branca | Merluccius merluccius (Linneaus, 1758) |
Abrótea | |
Sarrajão or serrajão | Sarda sarda (Bloch, 1793) |
Raias | Raja spp. |
Cantarilho | Helicolenus dactylopterus (Delaroche, 1809) |
Tamboril branco | |
Espadarte | Xiphias gladius Linnaeus, 1758 |
Carapau | Trachurus trachurus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Corvina | Argyrosomus regius (Asso, 1801) |
Sargo-legítimo | Diplodus sargus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Sarda | Scomber scombrus Linnaeus, 1758 |
Faneca | Trisopterus luscus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Moréia-preta | |
Peixe-lua | Mola mola (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Tainhas | Mugil spp. |
Gaivota | Larus michahellis J. F. Naumann, 1840 |
Albatroz | Generally |
Birds | Generally |