| Common name | Pirauna |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Dialect | Tupi-guarani |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | Brazil |
| Locality | Pernambuco and Rio Grande do Norte |
| Ref. | Soares, L.H., 1988 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | primary lexeme |
| 1st modifier | |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | Fish (Serranidae), according to Tibiriçá (1984); also it could be a variation of 'pírauna' = black fish (Bueno, 1998) |