| Common name | Loche peau de serpent |
| Language | French |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | French Polynesia |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Bagnis, R., P. Mazellier, J. Bennett and E. Christian, 1984 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | |
| 1st modifier | |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'Loche' from Gallic 'leuka' from Old High German 'luggi', i.e., oscillating movement (p. 427 in Ref. 9404); |