| English | Spanish |
| Atlantic thread herring | Machuelo hebra atlántico Opisthonema oglinum |
| middling thread herring | machuelo hebra mediana Opisthonema medirastre |
| Pacific thread herring | Machuelo hebra pinchagua Opisthonema libertate |
| slender thread herring | machuelo hebra crinudo Opisthonema bulleri |
| thread herrings nei | machuelos nep Opisthonema spp |