| Common name | Petit bec de cane |
| Language | French |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | New Caledonia |
| Locality | Islands of Pins |
| Ref. | Leblic, I. and M.-H. Teulières, 1987 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | |
| 1st modifier | |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | As 'L. mahsena' or 'L. sanguineus'. 'Petit', i.e., small, from Latin slang 'pittittus, pititus, pitt', i.e., infant language expressing smallness and from Italian 'piccolo' (p. 557 in Ref. 9404); 'cane', i.e., duck, from Old French 'ane, aine' of Latin 'anas, -atis', i.e., duck (p. 129 in Ref. 9404). |