| Common name | Pirá |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Dialect | Tupi-guarani |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Brazil |
| Locality | Northeastern Brazil: Ceará, Pernambuco and Rio Grande do Norte |
| Ref. | Nomura, H., 1984 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | primary lexeme |
| 1st modifier | |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | Pirá = fish with no scales (Bueno, 1998); also referred in Szpilman (2000) |