| Common name | Japanese mackerel |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Collette, B.B. and C.E. Nauen, 1983 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | primary lexeme |
| 1st modifier | locality/area |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'mackerel', from Middel English 'makerel' of Middle French origin. |