| Common name | Maria guensa |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Dialect | Unknown |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | Brazil |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Nomura, H., 1984 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | person (eponym) |
| 1st modifier | primary lexeme |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | Maria = personal name + guensa = same as 'jacundá' = Cichlidae fish (Ferreira, 1999) |