| Common name | Pout whiting |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | United States (contiguous states) |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Hardy, J.D., 1993 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | color pattern(s) |
| 1st modifier | morphology |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'pout' from Middle English 'poute', i.e., a fish with a large head, from Old English 'pute' and akin to Middle English 'pouten', i.e., to pout and Sanskrit 'budbuda', i.e., bubble (p. 922 in Ref. 11978). |