| Common name | Hareng gras |
| Language | French |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | France |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Whitehead, P.J.P., G.J. Nelson and T. Wongratana, 1988 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | |
| 1st modifier | |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'Hareng', from Francique 'hâring' (German 'hering') and Latinized as 'aringus' (p. 365 in Ref. 9404); 'gras', i.e., fat, from Latin 'crassus', i.e., thick and 'grossus', i.e., big and stout (p. 352 in Ref. 9404). |