| Common name | Purucaia-ubeba |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Dialect | Tupi |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | Brazil |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Nomura, H., 1984 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | primary lexeme |
| 1st modifier | primary lexeme |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | Pirucaia = oveva = related to Scianidae (Larimus sp.) + ubeba = probably a variation of oveva = related to Sciaenidae (Larimus breviceps), according to Ferreira (1999) |