 The species is commonly referred to as the 'yellowstripe', 'yellow-banded' or 'gold-banded' scad or trevally in reference to the distinctive yellow strip running along the side of the species.Other names applied to the species include 'smooth-tailed trevally', 'slender-scaled' or 'thin scaled' trevally or scad and 'slender trevally', with an extensive list of non-English names also used.The yellowstripe scad has been included in several phylogenetic analyses of the Carangidae, with each study suggesting slightly different relationships.