| Common name | Baliste étoilé |
| Language | French |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Djibouti |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Bouhlel, M., 1988 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | |
| 1st modifier | |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'Baliste' from Latin 'ballista', i.e., a catapult, from Greek 'ballein', i.e., to fling (p. 69 in Ref. 9404); 'étoilé', i.e., starry, from French 'étoile', i.e., star, from Latin slang 'stela' (p. 281 in Ref. 9404). |