| Common name | Southern mackerel scad |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Australia |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | May, J.L. and J.G.H. Maxwell, 1986 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | primary lexeme |
| 1st modifier | other fish |
| 2nd modifier | locality/area |
| Remarks | 'mackerel', from Middel English 'makerel' of Middle French origin; 'scad', of unknown origin but probably an alteration of the English 'scald', i.e., a multitude of, e.g., little fish (Ref. 11078); Named applied to Decapterus scombrinus |