| Common name | Big-eye Mackenzie herring |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Canada |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman, 1973 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | color pattern(s) |
| 1st modifier | locality/area |
| 2nd modifier | morphology |
| Remarks | 'Big-eye', i.e., this species has large eyes with a 26-32% diameter; 'Mackenzie' refers to the Mackenzie River of the Northwest Territories in Canada; 'herring' from Old English 'hæring' from prehistoric West Germanic 'kheringgaz' where 'kher' = hoar, i.e., silvery gray - the color of the herring (p. 281 in Ref. 11979). |