ˈoʊʃənə klˈeɪmz ðæt ˈɛskoʊlɚ hˈæzbiːn mɪslˈeɪbəld ɔːɹ ˈʌðɚwˌaɪz kənfjˈuːzd wɪððə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ fˈɪʃ: ɐtlˈæntɪk kˈɑːd, ˈɔɪlfɪʃ ɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd tʊ ˈɛskoʊlɚ bˌʌt ɪn ɐ dˈɪfɹənt dʒˈɛnəs, ɹˈʌdɚfɪʃ, blˈuː kˈɑːd, blˈæk kˈɑːd, kˈɪŋ tˈuːnə, ɡɹˈuːpɚ, ˈɔɹɪndʒ ɹˈʌfi, sˈiː bˈeɪs, dʒˈɛmfɪʃ, tʃɪlˈiːən sˈiː bˈeɪs, ˈælbɐkˌoːɹ tˈuːnə, ænd wˈaɪt tˈuːnə.
Oceana claims that escolar has been mislabeled or otherwise confused with the following fish: Atlantic cod, oilfish (related to escolar but in a different genus), rudderfish, blue cod, black cod, king tuna, grouper, orange roughy, sea bass, gemfish, Chilean sea bass, albacore tuna, and white tuna.