| Common name | Caruru piramiri |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Dialect | African |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | Brazil |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Toledo-Piza, M., 2002 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | plant |
| 1st modifier | primary lexeme |
| 2nd modifier | mod. for size |
| Remarks | Caruru = plant used as food + piramiri = probably a variation of 'piramirim' = small fish (Bueno, 1999) |