| Common name | Selar tengkek |
| Language | Malay |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Schuster, W.H. and R. Djajadiredja, 1952 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | |
| 1st modifier | |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | Selar = sign, label or mark on skin made by a red hot iron, to burn, to fry ; tengkek = listed as 'a bird that eats shrimps' (Ref. 27977) |