| Common name | Chonnapoothan |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | India |
| Locality | Laccadives Island |
| Ref. | Kumaran, M. and S. Jones, 1980 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | |
| 1st modifier | |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | Name applied to Apogon sangiensis. |