| Common name | Silver porgy |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Bahamas |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Böhlke, J.E. and C.C.G. Chaplin, 1993 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | primary lexeme |
| 1st modifier | color pattern(s) |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'porgy' alteration of 'pargo', from Spanish & Portuguese, from Latin 'phager', from Greek 'phagros' (Ref. 27888), i.e., seabream or braize Pagrus vulgaris (Ref. 27838). |