Kalmar "Alectis" ba ta da ma'anar ƙamus a cikin harshen Ingilishi. Duk da haka, jinsin kifaye ne a cikin dangin Carangidae, wanda aka fi sani da igiyar igiya ko zaren jacks. Ana samun waɗannan kifaye a cikin ruwaye masu zafi da na wurare masu zafi a duniya, kuma an san su da ƙayyadaddun ƙoshin ƙoshinsu na elongated.
