| Common name | Traíra do alto |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Dialect | Tupi |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Brazil |
| Locality | Rio Grande do Norte |
| Ref. | Soares, L.H., 1988 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | primary lexeme |
| 1st modifier | habitat/ecology |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | Traíra = variation of 'taraíra' = freshwater fish (Characidae), according to Tibiriçá (1984) + alto = high, but in this case it means high seas (offshore) |