| Nombre común | Cavala |
| Lengua | Portuguese |
| Dialect | Latin |
| Tipo | Vernacular |
| Nombre comercial oficial | No |
| Fila | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| País | Brazil |
| Localidad | |
| Referencia | Brandão, J.M., 1964 |
| Estadio de desarrollo | juveniles and adults |
| Sexo | females and males |
| Base | non-fish animal |
| Primer modificador | |
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| Observaciones | Cavala = mackerel = female horse, although the correct way to refer to it is 'égua' |