| Common name | Piranema-pintado |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Dialect | Tupi-guarani |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Brazil |
| Locality | Northeastern Brazil: Ceará |
| Ref. | Nomura, H., 1984 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | morphology |
| 1st modifier | taste/smell |
| 2nd modifier | color pattern(s) |
| Remarks | Pirá = fish with no scales + nema = spoilt (Bueno, 1998) + pintado = painted |