Plural or Latin form of bonace, referring to multiple fish of this type.
From bonace + Latin -is plural or genitive suffix, creating a Latinized form used in biological nomenclature.
Scientific nomenclature for fish sometimes uses Latin even when the common name is Spanish-derived, creating a linguistic mashup that shows how colonial trade languages mixed with scientific formality.
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