| Common name | Black butterflyfish |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Micronesia (Federal States of) |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Lieske, E. and R. Myers, 1994 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | non-fish animal |
| 1st modifier | color pattern(s) |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'butterfly', from the insect which was named after the once held notion that the insect landed on and consumed butter or milk left uncovered in kitchen or dairy (supported by the German name 'milchdieb', i.e., milk-thief) (p. 89, Ref. 11979); 'black', from Old English 'blæc', of obscure origins but probably related to Latin 'flagrare' and Greek 'phlégein', i.e., burn, from Indo-European 'phleg-, bhleg-' (p. 65 in Ref. 11979). |