| Common name | Murène à tête jaune |
| 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 | |
| 1st modifier | |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'à tête jaune', i.e., yellow head; 'tête', from Latin 'testa', i.e., terra cota vase, skull, head (p. 743 in Ref. 9404); 'jaune' from Latin 'galbinus', i.e., yellow fever (p. 401 in Ref. 9404). |