| Common name | Éperlan arc-en-ciel |
| Language | French |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Canada |
| Locality | Quebec |
| Ref. | Hart, J.L., 1973 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | primary lexeme |
| 1st modifier | color pattern(s) |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'Eperlin' from Middle Dutch 'spierlinc' (German, 'Spierling', French 'espellens, paré, esperlan') (p. 269 in Ref. 9404); 'arc-en-ciel', i.e., rainbow, probably referring to the color pattern of this species. |