| Common name | Galo-do-alto |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Dialect | Latin |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | Brazil |
| Locality | Northeastern Brazil: Ceará; and Santa Catarina |
| Ref. | Brandão, J.M., 1964 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | non-fish animal |
| 1st modifier | habitat/ecology |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | Galo = rooster + alto = tall or from elevated places, but in this case is more related to high seas (offshore); also registered in Carvalho & Branco (1977) for Northeastern Brazil |