| Common name | Cará |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Dialect | Tupi |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | Brazil |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Chao, L.N., L.E. Pereira, J.P. Vieira, M.A. Bemvenuti and L.P.R. Cunha, 1982 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | morphology |
| 1st modifier | |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | Variation of acará = fish covered by scales (Bueno, 1998) |