| Common name | Aigle de mer tacheté |
| Language | French |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | New Caledonia |
| Locality | Goro Zone |
| Ref. | Leblic, I. and M.-H. Teulières, 1987 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | non-fish animal |
| 1st modifier | habitat/ecology |
| 2nd modifier | color pattern(s) |
| Remarks | 'Aigle de mer', i.e., sea eagle, 'aigle' from Latin 'aquila', i.e., the bird which inhabits the mountains (p. 17 in Ref. 9404); 'mer' from Latin 'mare' (p. 458 in Ref. 9404); 'tacheté', i.e., spotted, from Old Francique 'teche, têkan' (i.e., mark) of the same origin as in Gothic 'taikns' (German 'Zeichen', i.e., sign) (p. 729 in Ref. 9404). |