| Common name | Baiacu-garajuba |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Dialect | Tupi-guarani |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | Brazil |
| Locality | Northeastern Brazil: Ceará |
| Ref. | Carvalho, V.A. and R.L. Branco, 1977 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | primary lexeme |
| 1st modifier | non-fish animal |
| 2nd modifier | color pattern(s) |
| Remarks | Baiacu = small poisonous fish + garajuba = probably a variation of guarajuba: guara = heron + juba = yellow (Bueno, 1998) |