| Common name | Common red gurnard |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | Australia |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | May, J.L. and J.G.H. Maxwell, 1986 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | other/n.a. |
| 1st modifier | color pattern(s) |
| 2nd modifier | mod. for abundance |
| Remarks | 'gurnard' from Middle English, from Middle French 'gornart', irregular from 'grognier', i.e., to grunt, from Latin 'grunnire', of imitative origin (Ref. 27888). |