| Common name | Cheval marin |
| Language | French |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Territory | New Caledonia |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Leblic, I. and M.-H. Teulières, 1987 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | |
| 1st modifier | |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'Cheval', i.e., horse, from Low Latin 'caballus' borrowed from Low Gallic (p. 160 in Ref. 9404); 'marin', i.e., marine, from Latin 'marinus' from 'mare' (p. 446 in Ref. 9404). |