| English | Portuguese |
| Atlantic thread herring | plumuda-do-atlântico (Opisthonema oglinum) |
| deep-body thread herring | machete-do-pacífico (Opisthonema libertate) |
| deep-body thread herring | plumuda-do-pacífico (Opisthonema libertate) |
| Pacific thread herring | plumuda-do-pacífico (Opisthonema libertate) |
| Pacific thread herring | machete-do-pacífico (Opisthonema libertate) |
| thread-fin breams | nemipterídeos (Nemipteridae) |
| thread herrings | plumudas (Opisthonema spp.) |
| thread herrings | machetes (Opisthonema spp.) |