| Common name | Snake mackerel |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Ministry of Fisheries, 2011 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | primary lexeme |
| 1st modifier | non-fish animal |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'mackerel', from Middel English 'makerel' of Middle French origin; 'snake' like 'serpent' and 'snail' is etymologically the 'crawling' animal, from a prehistoric German base denoting 'crawl' (p. 485 in Ref. 11979). Also Ref. 5755. |