| Common name | Fah-gau-paan |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Heemstra, P.C. and J.E. Randall, 1993 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | |
| 1st modifier | |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'Fah gau', i.e., looking like a flower; 'paan', i.e., of the grouper family; 'fah gau paan', i.e., the flower grouper. |