| Common name | Ox-eye herring |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | Australia |
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| Ref. | Coates, D., 1987 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
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| Remarks | 'herring', from 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). |