| Common name | Chirurgien à joue blanche |
| Language | French |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | New Caledonia |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Leblic, I. and M.-H. Teulières, 1987 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | |
| 1st modifier | |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'à joue blanche', i.e., white cheeked; 'blanche', i.e., white, from Francique 'blank' (German 'blank'), i.e., shiny (p. 91 in Ref. 9404). |