Common name of Cynoscion acoupa
 
Common name Calafetão
Language Portuguese
Dialect Spanish
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Brazil
Locality Northern and Northeastern Brazil
Ref. Nomura, H., 1984
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core other
1st modifier
2nd modifier
Remarks Calafetão is related to calafetar = to fill up holes in a boat (Ferreira, 1999); also referred in Szpilman (2000)
 
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