| Common name | Mérou royal |
| Language | French |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | France |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Heemstra, P.C. and J.E. Randall, 1993 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | |
| 1st modifier | |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'Mérou' from Spanish 'mero' (p. 1186 in Ref. 11853); 'royal', from 'roi' from Latin 'rex, rigis' (p. 654 in Ref. 9404). |