| Common name | Barber perch |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Australia |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | May, J.L. and J.G.H. Maxwell, 1986 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | morphology |
| 1st modifier | person (generic) |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'perch', Middle English 'perche', from Middle French, from Latin 'perca', from Greek 'perke'; akin to Old High German 'faro', i.e., 'colored', Latin 'porcus', i.e., 'a spiny fish' (Ref. 27888). |