| Common name | Mérou à dessins hexagonaux |
| 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 |
| Core | |
| 1st modifier | |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'Mérou' from Spanish 'mero' (p. 1186 in Ref. 11853); 'hexagonaux', i.e., hexagonals, from 'hexagone' from Latin 'hexagonus, i.e., 'hexa' from Greek 'heks', i.e., six (6) and 'gone' from Greek 'gonia', i.e., angle' (p. 371 in Ref. 9404). |