| Common name | Mérou à taches blanches |
| Language | French |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Mauritius |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Cornic, A., 1987 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
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| Remarks | Occurrence in this country needs confirmation. 'Mérou' from Spanish 'mero' (p. 1186 in Ref. 11853); 'à taches blanches', i.e with white spots; 'taches' from Old Francique 'teche, têkan' (i.e., mark) of the same origin as in Gothic 'taikns' (German 'Zeichen', i.e., sign) (p. 729 in Ref. 9404); 'blanche', i.e., white, from Francique 'blank' (German 'blank'), i.e., shiny (p. 91 in Ref. 9404). |