| Nom Commun | Saw-law-paan |
| Langue | Cantonese |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Nom commercial officiel | No |
| Rang | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Pays | Hong Kong |
| Localité | |
| Réf. | Heemstra, P.C. and J.E. Randall, 1993 |
| Stade de développement | juveniles and adults |
| Sexe | females and males |
| Racine | |
| 1er modificateur | |
| 2nd modificateur | |
| Remarques | 'Saw law', i.e., collective term used for species of the genus Apogon, alludes to the ressemblance of this grouper to species of Apogon found in Hong Kong; 'paan', i.e., grouper. |