| Common Name | Used in | Language | Type | Official Trade Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 'Upapalu | Hawaii | Hawaiian | Vernacular | No |
| 大目侧仔 | China | Mandarin Chinese | Vernacular | No |
| 大面侧仔 | China | Mandarin Chinese | Vernacular | No |
| 大目側仔 | Taiwan | Mandarin Chinese | Vernacular | No |
| 丽鳍天竺鲷 | China | Mandarin Chinese | Vernacular | No |
| 斯氏天竺鯛 | China | Mandarin Chinese | Vernacular | No |
| 斯氏天竺鲷 | China | Mandarin Chinese | Vernacular | No |
| 棘头天竺鲷 | China | Mandarin Chinese | Vernacular | No |
| 麗鰭天竺鯛 | China | Mandarin Chinese | Vernacular | No |
| 棘頭天竺鯛 | Taiwan | Mandarin Chinese | Vernacular | No |
| Apogon irisé | France | French | Vernacular | No |
| Bagsang | Philippines | Bikol | Vernacular | No |
| Cardinal à dorsale jaune | Maldives | French | Vernacular | No |
| Dangat | Philippines | Tagalog | Vernacular | No |
| Fanas | Jordan | Arabic | Vernacular | No |
| Fo-aialo | Samoa | Samoan | Vernacular | No |
| Iridescent cardinalfish | Australia | English | Vernacular | No |
| Iridescent cardinalfish | Christmas I. | English | Vernacular | No |
| Iridescent cardinalfish | Niue | English | Vernacular | No |
| Iridescent cardinalfish | Micronesia | English | Vernacular | No |
| Iridescent cardinalfish | Philippines | English | Vernacular | No |
| Iridescent cardinalfish | Hawaii | English | Vernacular | No |
| Iridescent cardinalfish | Global | English | FAO | No |
| Kallopterus cardinalfish | Australia | English | Vernacular | No |
| Kasuri-ishimochi | Japan | Japanese | Vernacular | No |
| Marie Jeanne | Mauritius | Creole, French | Vernacular | No |
| Marnaong | Philippines | Ilokano | Vernacular | No |
| Moong | Philippines | Visayan | Vernacular | No |
| Parangan | Philippines | Bikol | Vernacular | No |
| Snyder's cardinal | Hawaii | English | Aquarium | No |
| Spiny-head cardinal | Australia | English | Vernacular | No |
| Spinyhead cardinal | South Africa | English | Vernacular | No |
| Spinyhead cardinalfish | Australia | English | Vernacular | No |
| Stekelkop-kardinaal | South Africa | Afrikaans | Vernacular | No |
| Suga | Philippines | Tagalog | Vernacular | No |
| Ulamula | Niue | Niuean | Vernacular | No |
| Upaparu | Tahiti | Tahitian | Vernacular | No |