| English | French |
| Atlantic thread herring | faux hareng de l'Atlantique (Opisthonema oglinum) |
| Atlantic thread herring | chardin (Opisthonema oglinum) |
| byssal thread | soie de mer |
| byssal thread | byssus |
| byssus threads | soie de mer |
| byssus threads | byssus |
| deep-body thread herring | chardin du Pacifique (Opisthonema libertate) |
| deep-body thread herring | faux hareng du Pacifique (Opisthonema libertate) |
| Pacific thread herring | faux hareng du Pacifique (Opisthonema libertate) |
| Pacific thread herring | chardin du Pacifique (Opisthonema libertate) |
| thread-fin breams | cohana (Nemipteridae) |
| thread herrings | faux harengs (Opisthonema spp.) |
| thread-sail filefish | bourse-fil (Stephanolepis cirrhifer) |