| Common name | Baliste clown |
| Language | French |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | Maldives |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Nouguier, J. and D. Refait, 1990 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | |
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| Remarks | 'Baliste' from Latin 'ballista', i.e., a catapult, from Greek 'ballein', i.e., to fling (p. 69 in Ref. 9404); |