Common name of Cyphocharax abramoides
 
Common name Piratipióca
Language Portuguese
Dialect Tupi
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Brazil
Locality
Ref. Toledo-Piza, M., 2002
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core primary lexeme
1st modifier habitat/ecology
2nd modifier
Remarks Possibly a variation of 'piratapioca' = pirá (fish) + tapioca (sediment or food made of manioc) (Ferreira, 1999)
 
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