| Common name | Fausse carangue |
| Language | French |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | French Guiana |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Berry, F.H. and W.F. Smith-Vaniz, 1978 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | |
| 1st modifier | |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'Carangue' from Spanish 'caranga' borrowed from an indigenous American language (p. 135 in Ref. 9404). Also spelled as Fausse karang (Ref. 35237). |