| Common name | Pilchard de l'Afrique australe |
| Language | French |
| Type | FAO |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 4 - (Less common name) |
| Country | Global |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | FAO-FIES, 2015 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
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| Remarks | 'australe', i.e., southern, from Latin 'australis, auster', i.e., southern wind (Ref. 11853). Applied to S. ocellatus. Also Ref. 171, 56807, 82178, 87040, 90062., 93840, 95632. |