| Common name | Dorade à tache noire |
| Language | French |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | New Caledonia |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Allen, G.R., 1985 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
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| Remarks | 'Dorade' from Old Provençal 'daurada' corresponding to French 'dorée' (p. 244 in Ref. 9404), i.e., 'd'or', of gold, from Latin 'aurum' (p. 512 in Ref. 9404); 'à tache noire', i.e., with black spot; 'taches' 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); 'noire' from Latin 'niger', black, dark (p. 495 in Ref. 9404). |