| Common name | Tanganikameer-sardyn |
| Language | Afrikaans |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | South Africa |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Bruton, M.N., P.B.N. Jackson and P.H. Skelton, 1982 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | primary lexeme |
| 1st modifier | habitat/ecology |
| 2nd modifier | locality/area |
| Remarks | "sardyn", i.e., "sardine"; "meer", i.e., "lake"; "Tanganika", i.e., "Tanganyika". Also Ref. 5214. |