| Common name | Kakap telessi |
| Language | Javanese |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Locality | Java |
| Ref. | Schuster, W.H. and R. Djajadiredja, 1952 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
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| Remarks | Kakap (Javanese) = listed as "a fish name" in Ref. 28003 ; teles (Javanese) = basah (Indonesian) = wet (Ref. 28004) ; kakap (Indonesian) = big size, high standard, to patrol, to spy on, to hold (Ref. 27977) |