baardman S. Afr.
(ˈbɑːdmən, ‖ ˈbaːrtman)
Also (occas.) ˈbaardmannetjie (-mænətʃɪ, ‖ -manəci).
[Afrikaans, f. baard beard + man man.]
Name given to various fishes with barbels on the lips, and/or chin, as the sea-fish Sciæna capensis, related to and very like the Mediterranean umbra, or the fresh-water fish Barbus capensis.
| 1853 L. Pappe Edible Fishes Cape of G.H. 16 Umbrina capensis..Baardmannetje. Snout obtuse.., lower jaw shortest with a barbel; dorsal fins distinct... Measures from 2 to 2½ feet, and is reputed for its delicious flesh. 1902 J. D. F. Gilchrist in Trans. S. Afr. Philos. Soc. XI. 226 Baardman, Baardmannetje (Pappe), Bellman (Riversdale). Umbrina capensis. 1907 East London Dispatch 5 Dec. (Pettman), Baartman (white-fish, barbel, catfish), a well-known ugly species of the family Siluridae. 1913 W. W. Thompson Sea Fisheries Cape Col. 158 Barbus capensis..Moggel (Gouritz and Berg Rivers); Barbeel or Barm (Van Riebeeck's Journals); Witte-visch or White-fish; Baardman or Bartman. 1947 K. H. Barnard Pict. Guide S. Afr. Fishes 122 Cape Baardman..False Bay to Algoa Bay. 1955 Cape Times 19 Sept. 9/1 One of the..anglers..landed five kob and one baardman. |