| Common name | American John Dory |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 1990 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | person (eponym) |
| 1st modifier | locality/area |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | "Dory (also dorye), is a medieval word that describes something bright yellow or something glazed with 'almond milk', 'endored'. The English word comes from the French doré, which in turns comes from the Latin deaurare, to gild or golden". |