| Common name | Acanthure à pierreries |
| Language | French |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Mauritius |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Cornic, A., 1987 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | morphology |
| 1st modifier | inanimate object |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'Acanthure' from the scientific name 'Acanthurus'; 'à pierreries', i.e., precious stones, from 'pierre' from Latin 'petra' and borrowed from Greek (p. 565 in Ref. 9404). |