| Common name | Bale belana |
| Language | Bugis |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Locality | Makassar |
| Ref. | Schuster, W.H. and R. Djajadiredja, 1952 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | |
| 1st modifier | |
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| Remarks | Not in Ref. 27991 ; bale (Bugis) = ikan (Indonesian) = fish (Ref. 27978 and Ref. 20626) ; belana = not in Ref. 27991, Ref. 20626, Ref. 30628 and Ref. 30921 ; belanak (Indonesian) = listed as "a marine fish" (Ref. 27977) |