| Common name | Baliste cabri |
| Language | French |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | Mauritania |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Ly, B., M. Diop and M. Girardin, 1996 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | behavior |
| 1st modifier | non-fish animal |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'baliste' from Latin 'ballista', i.e., 'catapult' (Ref. 9404); probably referring to the way this fish swims; 'cabri' from Old Provençal 'cabrit' from 'chevri' from Latin 'capritus', i.e., goat or lamb (Ref. 9404). Also in Ref. 33871. |