| Subject | English | Spanish |
| ichtyol. | Atlantic threadfin | barbudo ochobarbas Polydactylus octonemus |
| nat.sc., agric. | five-rayed threadfin | barbudo rayado (Polynemus quadrifilis) |
| nat.sc., agric. | five-rayed threadfin | barbudo gigante africano (Polynemus quadrifilis) |
| nat.res. | fourfinger threadfin | barbudo del Indo-Pacífico (Eleutheronema tetradactylum) |
| nat.sc., agric. | four-finger threadfin | barbudo del Indo-Pacífico (Eleutheronema tetradactylum) |
| nat.res., fish.farm. | giant African threadfin | barbudo gigante africano (Polydactilus quadrifilis) |
| nat.sc., agric. | giant African threadfin | barbudo rayado (Polynemus quadrifilis) |
| nat.res., fish.farm. | lesser African threadfin | barbudo de diez barbas (Galeoides decadactylus) |
| ichtyol. | littlescale threadfin | barbudo sietebarbas Polydactylus oligodon |
| nat.sc., agric. | royal threadfin | barbudo real (Pentanemus quinquarius) |
| ichtyol. | threadfin bonefish | macabí de hebra Albula nemoptera |
| ichtyol. | threadfin breams | besugatos Nemipteridae |
| ichtyol. | threadfin breams | bagas Nemipteridae |