Common name of Megalops atlanticus
 
Common name Camurupim-pema
Language Portuguese
Dialect Tupi
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Brazil
Locality Pernanmbuco and Piauí
Ref. Lima, H.H. and A.M. Oliveira, 1978
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core primary lexeme
1st modifier morphology
2nd modifier
Remarks Camurupim = probably a variation of 'camurupy' = name associated with clupeids (Tibiriçá, 1984), although this species belongs to the Fam. Megalopidae + pema = angular
 
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