| Common name | Flétan du Pacifique |
| Language | French |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | France |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 1990 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | morphology |
| 1st modifier | locality/area |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'Flet' from Middle Dutch 'vlete' (also 'flétan') derived from Dutch 'vleting' meaning round, flat fish (p. 310 in Ref. 9404, see also 'plie'); 'du Pacifique', i.e., of the Pacific Ocean. |