Common name of Rachycentron canadum
 
Common name Beijupirá
Language Portuguese
Dialect Brazilianism
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Brazil
Locality Northeastern Brazil: Ceará and Rio Grande do Norte; Rio de Janeiro and
Ref. Nomura, H., 1984
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core primary lexeme
1st modifier morphology
2nd modifier color pattern(s)
Remarks Var. of beijupiraí = fish with yellow fin (Bueno, 1998) or fish as "beiju" - manioc cake (Santos, 1982); also referred in Szpilman (2000)
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