| Common name | Cação-balheiro |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Dialect | Latin |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | Brazil |
| Locality | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Ref. | Nomura, H., 1984 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | primary lexeme |
| 1st modifier | behavior |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | Cação = shark + balheiro = probably a variation of baleeiro = whale hunter |