Common name | Tungão |
Language | Portuguese |
Dialect | Tupi |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
Country | Brazil |
Locality | Pernambuco |
Ref. | Nomura, H., 1984 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | non-fish animal |
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Remarks | Probably means big 'tunga' = 'bicho-de-pé' = foot-animal = insect Tunga penetrans, common in South America and also found in Africa nowadays (Ferreira, 1999) |