| Common name | Lunar-tailed rock cod |
| Language | English |
| Type | Market |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 4 - (Less common name) |
| Country | Maldives |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Anderson, C. and A. Hafiz, 1987 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | morphology |
| 1st modifier | habitat/ecology |
| 2nd modifier | color pattern(s) |
| Remarks | 'cod', from Old English 'cod', i.e., pouch or with a baglike appearance (p. 122, Ref. 11979); |