| Common name | Arenque-do-Pacifíco |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Portugal |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Sanches, J.G., 1989 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | color pattern(s) |
| 1st modifier | locality/area |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'Arenque' from Francique 'hâring' (German 'hering') and Latinized as 'aringus' (p. 365 in Ref. 9404); Old English 'haering', i.e., the gray fish, from prehistoric West Germanic 'kheringgaz', i.e., 'kher' = English 'hoar', i.e., silvery gray color of herring (p. 281 in Ref. 11979); 'do Pacifico', i.e., of the Pacific Ocean. |