| Common name | Girelle jaune et blanche |
| Language | French |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Maldives |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Nouguier, J. and D. Refait, 1990 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | |
| 1st modifier | |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'Girelle' from Provençal 'gir', i.e., tournament, from Latin 'gyrus', i.e., circle (p. 867 in Ref. 11853); 'jaune' from Latin 'galbinus', i.e., yellow fever (p. 401 in Ref. 9404); 'blanche', i.e., white, from Francique 'blank' (German 'blank'), i.e., shiny (p. 91 in Ref. 9404). |