Kalmar "Genus Rachycentron" tana nufin ƙungiyar kifaye masu haraji waɗanda ke cikin dangin Rachycentridae. Sunan "Rachycentron" ya fito ne daga kalmomin Helenanci "rachis," wanda ke nufin kashin baya ko kashin baya, da "kentron," wanda ke nufin ma'ana mai kaifi ko spur, dangane da kaifi mai kaifi a kan ƙoshin kifi na kifi.
